The Bona Fide Legend Of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, And The Negro Leagues Av Lonnie Wheeler

<B>The first full biography of “Cool Papa” Bell, the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer.</B><BR/><BR/><B>“Illuminating . . . a richly detailed account of possibly the speediest player in history, and, along the way, a fascinating picture of Black baseball in the Jim Crow era.”—<I>Washington Post</I></B><BR/><BR/> James “Cool Papa” Bell was a legend in Black baseball, a lightning-fast switch hitter elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Bell’s speed was extraordinary; as Satchel Paige famously quipped, he was so fast he could flip a light switch and be in bed before the room got dark.<BR/><BR/> In <I>The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell, </I>experienced baseball writer and historian Lonnie Wheeler recounts the life of this extraordinary player, a key member of some of the greatest Negro League teams in history. Born to sharecroppers in Mississippi, Bell was part of the Great Migration, and in St. Louis, baseball s