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S'està carregant… Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burkede Andrew Maraniss
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Reason read: I received this book as part of the AudioSync Summer Program for teens in June 2022. It is the story of a baseball player who was black, gay and through the biography of this man the author gives a history account of the Gay Rights Movement including such things as disco was gay music before John Travolta, Anita Bryant and her down fall, the Stonewall Uprising, and AIDS epidemic, the rise of homelessness and demise of the Tenderloin. This book would be of interest to anyone who would be doing research as the author has done a completed review and at the end there is a bibliography, baseball statistics, a gay rights time line, selection of Black American LGBTQ people to know and study, and an index round out the work. I didn't really care for Glen Burke. Yes it was a sad story of failures and adversity and certainly is a work that meets the criteria of progressive. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Biography & Autobiography.
LGBTQIA+ (Nonfiction.)
Sports & Recreations.
Young Adult Nonfiction.
HTML:*"[An] excellent exercise in narrative nonfiction." â??Booklist (starred review) From New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss comes the remarkable true story of Glenn Burke, a "hidden figure" in the history of sports: the inventor of the high five and the first openly gay MLB player. Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Daniel James Brown. On October 2nd, 1977, Glenn Burke, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, made history without even swinging a bat. When his teammate Dusty Baker hit a historic home run, Glenn enthusiastically congratulated him with the first ever high five. But Glenn also made history in another wayâ??he was the first openly gay MLB player. While he did not come out publicly until after his playing days were over, Glenn's sexuality was known to his teammates, family, and friends. His MLB career would be cut short after only three years, but his legacy and impact on the athletic and LGBTQIA+ community would resonate for years to come. New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss tells the story of Glenn Burke: from his childhood growing up in Oakland, his journey to the MLB and the World Series, the joy in discovering who he really was, to more difficult times: facing injury, addiction, and the AIDS epidemic. Thoroughly researched and packed with never-before-seen details about Glenn's life, Singled Out is the fascinating story of a trailblazer in sportsâ??and the history and culture that shaped the world ar No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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an inspirational note, it also examines the ways in which the homophobic practices of MLB in the 1970s and 1980s
brought down his career, sending his life into a tailspin. A captivating sports narrative and a heartrending portrayal of
the effects of homophobia.