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A month after the Armistice, Prime Minister David Lloyd George
promised to make Britain a 'land fi t for heroes'. At the time, it
was widely believed. Returning soldiers expected decent treatment
and recognition for what they had done, yet the fi ne words of 1918
were not matched by actions. The following years saw little change,
as a lack of political will watered down any reform. Beggars in
trench coats became a common sight in British cities. Soldiering On
examines how the Lost Generation adjusted to civilian life; how
they coped with physical and mental disabilities and struggled to
find jobs or even communicate with their family. This is the story
of men who survived the trenches only to be ignored when they came
home. Using first-hand accounts, Adam Powell traces the lives of
veterans from the first day of peace to the start of the Second
World War, looking at the many injustices ex-servicemen bore, while
celebrating the heroism they showed in the face of a world too
quick to forget.
Lyman Bostock Jr. had baseball in his blood. The son of a former
Negro League standout, Bostock began his professional career with
the Minnesota Twins in 1975. Two years later, he became one of the
first players in major league baseball to cash in on the new era of
free agency, signing with the California Angels for more than $2
million-one of the richest contracts in sports history at that
time. But Bostock's true potential would never be known. On
September 23, 1978, Bostock was shot and killed in Gary, Indiana.
He was just 27 years old. In Lyman Bostock: The Inspiring Life and
Tragic Death of a Ballplayer, K. Adam Powell tells the story of
Bostock's humble beginnings in Birmingham, Alabama, his
coming-of-age in Los Angeles, his involvement in the Black Power
movement, his brief yet impactful baseball career, and his
senseless murder in 1978. Those who knew Bostock and played
alongside him believed he was good enough to win multiple batting
titles, and perhaps even make the Hall of Fame some day. More than
just a ballplayer, Bostock was known as a stand-out citizen who
never forgot where he came from, investing hours of his time giving
back to his community, visiting with local youth, and hosting
baseball clinics. Lyman Bostock captures a remarkable era in
professional baseball, an era when ballplayers such as Bostock
still engaged closely with their fans even as power shifted from
management and owners to the players. Through careful research,
exclusive interviews, and rarely-seen photographs, Bostock's life
and the times in which he lived are conveyed in intimate detail.
For baseball fans of all ages, Lyman Bostock's biography is a
poignant and inspiring story of an upcoming star whose life was cut
much too short.
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