One of major league baseball’s first Native American stars, John Tortes "Chief" Meyers (1880-1971) was the hard-hitting, award-winning catcher for John Mc Graw’s New York Giants from 1908 to 1915 and later for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He appeared in four World Series and remains heralded for his role as the trusted battery mate of legendary pitcher Christy Mathewson. Unlike other Native American players who eschewed their tribal identities to escape prejudice, Meyers–a member of the Santa Rosa Band of the Cahuilla Tribe of California–remained proud of his heritage and became a tribal leader after his major league career. This first full biography explores John Tortes Meyers’s Cahuilla roots and early life, his year at Dartmouth College, his outstanding baseball career, his life after baseball, and his remarkable legacy.
Young William A. Young
John Tortes "Chief" Meyers [PDF ebook]
A Baseball Biography
John Tortes "Chief" Meyers [PDF ebook]
A Baseball Biography
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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 257 ● ISBN 9780786491339 ● Utgivare McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers ● Publicerad 2014 ● Nedladdningsbara 3 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 5840128 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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