Dixie Walker of the Dodgers

"[Dixie Walker of the Dodgers] tells only a smal, though an interesting, part of the history of what was once called 'America's pastime,' and the numerous stories explain the popularity of baseball to a large swath of the American public."--Alabama Heritage

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“This book tells a story that needs to be told. . . . [It] provides an important summary of a player who had a Hall-of-Fame-level career on the baseball field, played a major role in developing the players’ pension plan, and also played a pivotal role in one of the most important events shaping American culture in the 20th century.”

—Larry Powell, author of Bottom of the Ninth: An Oral History on the Life of Harry ‘The Hat’ Walker

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“Presented with an opportunity to contextualize — if not change — her father’s nonplaying legacy, [Susan Walker] has added her name to a book written by the veteran sports journalist Maury Allen. With the publication of  Dixie Walker of the Dodgers: The People’s Choice  Allen and Walker hope readers will better understand the complexities of the time.”—New York Times Review of Books

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