Chief Bender’s Burden: The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star by Tom Swift

“A gem. . . . Swift’s mission is to reassert Bender as an important figure in the history of the game, both as a player and a groundbreaking figure. His book does well in both ways.”—Kevin Canfield, Chicago Sun-Times

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