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Book Review of The Veracruz Blues

The Veracruz Blues
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Set in 1946, VERACRUZ BLUES tells the tale of one man's attempt to create a third major baseball league in Mexico--a league that will be fully integrated, including a black pitcher named Theolic "Fireball'' Smith, a Cuban power hitter named Roberto Ortiz, and Danny Gardella, a first-baseman from the Bronx.