Playing with the enemy, a baseball prodigy, a world at war, and a field of broken dreams, Gary W. Moore
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Playing with the enemy, a baseball prodigy, a world at war, and a field of broken dreams, Gary W. Moore
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eng
resource.biographical
individual biography
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non fiction
Main title
Playing with the enemy
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72447895
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Gary W. Moore
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a baseball prodigy, a world at war, and a field of broken dreams
Summary
Inspired by true events, Playing with the Enemy is the riveting story of a depression-era youth and his brush with destiny. Author Gary Moore, Gene's son, did not learn of his father's remarkable odyssey through World War II and the hardships of minor league baseball until the day before Gene's death. Confronted with evidence of a possible career in baseball, Gene finally broke his decades of silence and spent the next several hours relieving himself of the heavy burden he had been carrying. The stunning news sent the author on his own odyssey as he researched his father's life and interviewed dozens of people
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