Description:
Adapted for young readers from Our White Boy, the memoir of the first white athlete to cross the color barrier in Texas baseball
Brief description: Jerry Craft, rancher and former mayor of Jacksboro, Texas, was the first white man to play in the West Texas Colored League, during the summers of 1959 and 1960. A Pioneer in the national cable television industry, he operates ranches in Texas and New Mexico. He lives in Jacksboro, Texas.
Review Quotes:
Jerry Craft's real-life journey with the Stars comes alive. Its brisk pacing, play-by-play action, and fluid delivery make for a substantial and satisfying slice of a bygone era in baseball and the segregated South. An especially fine addition to Texana collections for middle readers and up. Very nicely done! -- Dr. Roger Leslie, North Shore Senior High Library, Galena Park ISD