Slouching Toward Fargo: A Two-Year Saga of Sinners and St. Paul Saints at the Bottom of the Bush Leagues with...
- ISBN-10
- 0873519515
- ISBN-13
- 9780873519519
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 362
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-01
- Author
- Neal Karlen
Description
The Casey Award-winning account of life in the minor leagues, celebrating the game, the characters who love it, and the magic that can happen when a town, a team, and a ball player get a second chance.
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