Outside the Lines: A Novel - C.C. Risenhoover SIGNED (Paperback 2009) Like New
Unread, beautiful copy. Signed to Laine inside cover by author. D 3
OUTSIDE THE LINES was first published in 1992 with the title WHITE HEAT, and was critically acclaimed as one of the best books about baseball and life ever written. It is based on the true story of a 16-year-old white boy who, in 1954, played for an otherwise all-black barnstorming baseball team comprised primarily of players from the American and National Negro Leagues. The team played in Louisiana, Texas, throughout the Midwest and into Canada and rarely ever lost a game. The book addresses black and white racism up close and personal, and how friendships through hardship breaks down what were thought to be impenetrable barriers. As direct as a 100 mph fastball, the rich plot of this story examines the pressures brought to bear on a young man who dares defy the racial politics and hatred that permeate a small southern town in the 1950s. The characters in the book, black and white, are often heroic and frequently flawed, but even readers who are not baseball fans will find them intriguing and unforgettable. And those who love baseball will find reason to revel in the author's graceful presentation of the most poetic of America's games.
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