Comeback Season is a memoir and history of Cam Perron's involvement with baseball fandom which led to his befriending by many former Negro League Baseball players and the establishment of a hall of fame museum in Birmingham, Alabama. Due out 30th March 2021 from Simon & Schuster on their Gallery Books imprint, it's 272 pages and will be available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats.
This is one of those engaging real life stories which I really felt on a deep emotional level. The fact that the author chose to let the athletes speak for themselves added a lot of impact. I was often uncomfortable reading their matter-of-fact stories of absolutely horrible racism and inequality (I got chills reading about "Cowboy" Atterbury and teammates' encounter face to face with the KKK). Their stories of perseverance and dignity in the face of daunting odds are inspiring. I'm so glad that the author and others worked very hard to document and negotiate the pensions many of them were owed by major league baseball.
Four and a half stars. I would heartily recommend this to sports fans (especially the ones who love knowing minutiae about their favorite athletes and teams), readers of biography and memoirs, fans of history. This would also make a good acquisition for public or school library use.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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