Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook237 pages5 hours
Coming Home: My Amazin' Life with the New York Mets
By Cleon Jones and Gary Kaschak
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
A compelling memoir at the intersection of baseball and American history
Cleon Jones has never forgotten where he came from. As a child, growing up in a Mobile, Alabama shotgun house with no electricity or running water, he yearned to follow the path of hometown heroes Satchel Paige and Hank Aaron, and his community uplifted him.
Navigating the perilous norms of the Jim Crow South, Jones ascended to baseball's highest ranks, leading the 1969 New York Mets with his bat and catching the final out to clinch the "miracle" World Series title. But after 13 years in the major leagues, Jones returned to the place he loves, the neighborhood where it all started: Africatown.
Coming Home is Jones's love letter to his roots in Alabama's most historic Black settlement, whose origins can be traced back to the last known illegal transport of slaves to the United States aboard the Clotilda. Jones candidly discusses how his Africatown neighbors helped supply him with a bat and glove when his family could not afford equipment, the opposition he faced as a Black player after leaving Alabama, his fond memories of the Miracle Mets, and his post-baseball fight to save his dying community.
Also featuring Jones's outlook on the modern game and American society, this timely chronicle is a profound slice of history for all baseball fans.
Cleon Jones has never forgotten where he came from. As a child, growing up in a Mobile, Alabama shotgun house with no electricity or running water, he yearned to follow the path of hometown heroes Satchel Paige and Hank Aaron, and his community uplifted him.
Navigating the perilous norms of the Jim Crow South, Jones ascended to baseball's highest ranks, leading the 1969 New York Mets with his bat and catching the final out to clinch the "miracle" World Series title. But after 13 years in the major leagues, Jones returned to the place he loves, the neighborhood where it all started: Africatown.
Coming Home is Jones's love letter to his roots in Alabama's most historic Black settlement, whose origins can be traced back to the last known illegal transport of slaves to the United States aboard the Clotilda. Jones candidly discusses how his Africatown neighbors helped supply him with a bat and glove when his family could not afford equipment, the opposition he faced as a Black player after leaving Alabama, his fond memories of the Miracle Mets, and his post-baseball fight to save his dying community.
Also featuring Jones's outlook on the modern game and American society, this timely chronicle is a profound slice of history for all baseball fans.
Unavailable
Related to Coming Home
Related ebooks
Coming Home: My Amazin' Life with the New York Mets Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Little Rock Boyhood: Growing Up in the Great Depression Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGiants Among Men: Y.A., L.T., the Big Tuna, and Other New York Giants Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Free Spirited Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings100 Things Longhorns Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBirth of a Dynasty: The 1980 New York Islanders Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Al Kaline: The Biography of a Tigers Icon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Baltimore Baseball & Barbecue with Boog Powell: Stories from the Orioles' Smokey Slugger Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAmerican Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBarnstorming: A Negro Baseball Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFire and Desire: Mixed-Race Movies in the Silent Era Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ray Christensen's Gopher Tales: Stories from all Eleven University of Minnesota's Men's Sports Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoberto Clemente: Dedication Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Cracks in the Outfield Wall: The History of Baseball Integration in the Carolinas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJoy in Tigertown: A Determined Team, a Resilient City, and our Magical Run to the 1968 World Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Average Joe's Super Sports Almanac: All-Star Stats, Amazing Facts, and Inspiring Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Olympics Don't Take American Express: The Birth of Mega Sport Sponsorships Part One Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Gamecock Odyssey: University of South Carolina Sports in the Independent Era Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tee Cotton Bowl: A Bayou Tale of Grace, Race & Small-Town Football Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs: A Decade-By-Decade History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMontana Baseball History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSouls Along the Road: Villains, Saints and Killer Cuisine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShades of Color: Innocence of a Child - An Unequaled Legacy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBaseball Gods in Scandal: Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, and the Dutch Leonard Affair Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStand-Up Guys: 50 Christian Men Who Changed the World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPittsburgh Sports Firsts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnfortunate Emigrants Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Baseball For You
Ball Four Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Baseball For Dummies Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Summary of Moneyball: by Michael Lewis | Includes Analysis Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPalestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Baseball 100 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summer of '49 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Baseball Miscellany: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Baseball Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBasic Baseball Strategy: An Introduction for Coaches and Players Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ron Shandler's 2023 Baseball Forecaster: & Encyclopedia of Fanalytics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Damn Near Perfect Game: Reclaiming America’s Pastime Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Boys of Summer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Hidden Game of Baseball Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Long Shot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Baseball and Philosophy: Thinking Outside the Batter's Box Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Card: Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History's Most Desired Baseball Card Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Babe: The Legend Comes to Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Own Particular Screwball: An Informal Autobiography Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Baseball America 2023 Prospect Handbook Digital Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFantasy Baseball for Smart People: How to Profit Big During MLB Season Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Coming Home
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews