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A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports

A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports

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A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports

by Snyder, Brad

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067003794X
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9780670037940
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Viking, 2006. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) Larger, sturdy book, black spine, red boards, very bright red lettering on spine, 472 pages including glossy photo section. DJ glossy black background with color photograph of Flood close-up on front, spine and back, praise from Bob Costas, George Will and others. DJ and book, both As New.

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After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was traded, he had to report to his new team or retire. Unwilling to leave St. Louis and influenced by the civil rights movement, Flood chose to sue Major League Baseball for his freedom. His case reached the Supreme Court, where Flood ultimately lost. But by challenging the system, he created an atmosphere in which, just three years later, free agency became a reality. Flood’s decision cost him his career, but as this dramatic chronicle makes clear, his influence on sports history puts him in a league with Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali.

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Title
A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports
Author
Snyder, Brad
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
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Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
067003794X
ISBN 13
9780670037940
Publisher
Viking
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
2006
Keywords
Baseball Business Unions Baseball Unions Curt Flood
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