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Table of Contents. Chapter 1: The Dominican Republic ...... 1. Chapter 2: The Rojas Family ...... 7. Chapter 3: Dedication or Consequences ...... 12. Chapter 4: International Attention...... 15. Chapter 5: Obstacles ...... 20. Chapter 6: Hunger! ...... 28. Chapter 7: My First Hamburger ...... 34. Chapter 8: A Team Divided ...... 38.
This novel is a true biographical account of one of Major League Baseball’s greatest players and man-agers, Felipe Alou. His story is based on personal tes-timony that Felipe himself shared during an exclusive personal interview. The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using a minimal number of high-frequency words in English.
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A NOTE TO THE READER. This novel is a true biographical account of one of Major Leauge Baseball’s greatest players and managers, Felipe Alou. His ‘story’ is based on per-sonal testimony that Felipe himself shared during an exclusive personal interview. The story of his life and career has been artfully narrated using just 150 high ...
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Dec 13, 2019 · Publication date. 1967. Topics. Alou, Felipe, 1935-, Alou, Felipe, 1935-, Baseball -- Biography, Baseball. Publisher. Waco, Tex., Word Books. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks. Contributor.
Major League Baseball player, and Felipe Alou’s circum-stances in 1955 were anything but ‘ordinary’… As a non-English-speaking black athlete living in the Domini-can Republic, Felipe was anything but the ideal candi-date for success in the U.S., especially during the height of the civil rights movement. This is Felipe’s amazing
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The film “In the Time of the Butterflies” (English language) rated PG-13 is the story of Minerva Mirabal, who, along with her husband and two sisters was murdered by the Trujillo regime for her outspoken criticism. Available on Amazon. You might opt to show 1-2 scenes just to illustrate the Trujillo era.
Felipe Alou: Desde Los Valles a Las Montanas. Carol Gaab. TPRS Publishing, Incorporated, 2012 - Education - 96 pages. Under ordinary circumstances, the odds of being struck by lightning are far...
