This unique volume brings together for the first time three decades of short stories by one of the most innovative and exciting writers of our day

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Baptism by blood

Chief Bender's Burden language materials This unique volume brings togetherThe greatest American Indian baseball player of all time, Charles Albert Bender, was, according to a contemporary, "the coolest pitcher in the game." Using a trademark delivery, an impressive assortment of pitches that may have included the game's first slider, and an apparently unflappable demeanor, he earned a reputation as baseball's great clutch pitcher during tight Deadball Era pennant races and in front of boisterous World Series crowds. More