{"product_id":"the-southpaw-paperback","title":"The Southpaw - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Southpaw\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about coming of age in America by way of the baseball diamond. Lefthander Henry Wiggen, six feet three, a hundred ninety-five pounds, and the greatest pitcher going, grows to manhood in a right-handed world. From his small-town beginnings to the top of the game, Henry finds out how hard it is to please his coach, his girl, and the sports page--and himself, too--all at once. Written in Henry's own words, this exuberant, funny novel follows his eccentric course from bush league to the World Series. Although Mark Harris loves and writes tellingly about the pleasures of baseball, his primary subject has always been the human condition and the shifts of mortal men and women as they try to understand and survive what life has dealt them. This new Bison Books edition celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Southpaw\u003c\/i\u003e. In his introduction to this edition, Mark Harris discusses the genesis of the novel in his own life experience. Also available in Bison Books editions are \u003ci\u003eThe Southpaw\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIt Looked Like For Ever\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Ticket for a Seamstitch\u003c\/i\u003e, the other three volumes in the Henry Wiggen series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Harris (1922-2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.01 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757599326496,"sku":"9780803273375","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ca1b50eba7ed980a4b32a40eb80f9adc.webp?v=1780106206","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-southpaw-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}