Havana Heat
New York: Sports Illustrated, 2000. Hardcover. Harrcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. Fiction. Former major league star pitcher for the old New York Giants under John McGraw, Luther "Dummy" Taylor (so nicknamed by teammmates because he was both deaf and speech inpaired), after a strong season in the bush leagues in 1911 comes to believe he has one last shot at returning to his old team. He accompanys the Giants on a barnstorming trip to Cuba, faces powerful Cuban teams and meets a deaf Cuban youngster, and faces trials and insights affecting his life. From the author of the wonderful baseball/ time ravel novel "If I Never Get Back" Fine / fine. Item #E25220
ISBN: 189212923X
Price: $12.95