Growing Up with Clemente by Richard Peterson
A personal history of the hardscrabble life of Pittsburgh's South Side during the city's post - World War II renaissance. It is also the story of an American boy who played baseball on the city's dilapidated playgrounds and rooted for his beloved sports teams while growing up and struggling in Pittsburgh's blue-collar neighborhoods.
"I always enjoy Pete Peterson's writing immenselyHis prose is consistently vivid, poignant, smart, and utterly without pretension. Growing Up With Clemente is no exception." - Jeffrey Hammond, Reeves Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts, St. Mary's College of Maryland"
Richard ""Pete"" Peterson is the author or editor of six books, including Extra Innings: Writing on Baseball. He is professor emeritus of English at Southern Illinois University, and is editor of SIU Press's Writing Baseball series. A Pittsburgh native, he attended his first Pirate game in 1948 and remains a life-long fan
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| ISBN 13 | 9780873389822 |
| ISBN 10 | 0873389824 |
| Title | Growing Up with Clemente |
| Author | Richard Peterson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Kent State University Press |
| Year published | 2009-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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