Tom Swift Writer’s Notebook

Erratic observations and heavy helpings of self-promotion from a first-time author

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"A wonderful and impressively thorough new biography ... Swift's mission is to reassert Bender as an important figure in the history of the game, both as a player and a groundbreaking figure. His book does well in both ways."

-The Chicago Sun-Times

"In Swift's hands, Bender's life unfolds gradually, as though he were a character in a novel, and the prejudice he experienced, though never justified, is set within the context of the times. Carefully researched -- and documented -- as well as stylishly written (uncommon in the genre), this belongs in most baseball collections."

-Booklist

"Signal thanks to journalist Swift for this authoritative biography of Charles Albert Bender. ... Swift sets aside the myths about this most famous American Indian player while vividly describing him. ... [This book] is for all interested in the First Nations, quite apart from baseball."

—Library Journal (Starred Review)

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