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by Brad Snyder

The author of "Beyond the Shadow of the Senators" explores the life of all-star center fielder Curt Flood and the landmark Supreme Court case that changed professional sports forever.


Summary

After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was traded, he had to report to his new team or retire. Unwilling to leave St. Louis and influenced by the civil rights movement, Flood chose to sue Major League Baseball for his freedom. His case reached the Supreme Court, where Flood ultimately lost. But by challenging the system, he created an atmosphere in which, just three years later, free agency became a reality. Flood’s decision cost him his career, but as this dramatic chronicle makes clear, his influence on sports history puts him in a league with Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali.

From the publisher

Brad Snyder’s writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, and the St. Petersburg Times. His previous book, Beyond the Shadow of the Senators, won the Robert Peterson Recognition Award from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and was a finalist for SABR’s Seymour Medal, Spitball Magazine’s Casey Award, and Elysian Fields Quarterly’s Dave Moore Award. He is a graduate of Duke University and Yale Law School.

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  • Title A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports
  • Author Brad Snyder
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Plume Books, New York
  • Date September 25, 2007
  • ISBN 9780452288911 / 0452288916
  • Weight 0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.18 x 5.88 x 1.11 in (20.78 x 14.94 x 2.82 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Baseball players - United States, African American baseball players
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

'Captivating . . . places Flood's challenge to baseball squarely where it belongs, as the final radical act of the 1960s civil rights movement.'
The Washington Post

'An absorbing and long overdue look at Curt Flood's life and influence.'
The Wall Street Journal

'Robust and poignant.'
The Boston Globe

'Generations of ballplayers Curt Flood's children have never honored him properly. . . . But with this fine book, Brad Snyder surely has.'
The New York Times Book Review

Citations

  • New York Times Book Review, 10/21/2007, Page 20

About the author

Brad Snyder's writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, and the St. Petersburg Times. His previous book, Beyond the Shadow of the Senators, won the Robert Peterson Recognition Award from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and was a finalist for SABR's Seymour Medal, Spitball Magazine's Casey Award, and Elysian Fields Quarterly's Dave Moore Award. He is a graduate of Duke University and Yale Law School.
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