William Brashler's novel is story of a black barnstorming ball club in 1939, before JackieRobinson broke baseball's unofficial color barrier. This edition includes a preface by theauthor and an introduction by Peter Bjarkman setting the novel in the contexts ofscholarly literature on the Negro Baseball Leagues and of sports fiction. ''Captivating . . ..Catches the highs and lows of some bad old days.'' -- New York Times BookReview
