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Monroe City Blues

Monroe City Blues


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Johnny DiAngelo is a talented eighteen-year old pitcher from Brooklyn, NY who dreams of playing baseball in the major leagues. In 1963, he gets that chance when he is signed by the Washington Senators and drafted to their Class D League located in Monroe City, Georgia. Johnny's bus trip down South is very confusing to him. Segregation and enforced rules that were different for Whites and Negroes were foreign to a Brooklyn boy like Johnny. The natural beauty of the small towns he passed through were filled with the racism that permeated the South for almost two centuries. The Monroe City Blues team's catcher, Lyle Agee, is the first black player in the history of the Southern Baseball Conference. He and Johnny become close friends, which make them and their teammates the target of the white supremacist group in town, who will stop at nothing to preserve the "Southern way of life." The coach of the Blues team is Henry "Dobie" Carey, a 70-year old ex-minor league baseball pitcher. Dobie becomes a mentor and father figure to Johnny, Lyle and their teammates on The Monroe City Blues. They all must stand up to Bryce Bodine, the son of the town's wealthiest man and the Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan in Monroe City. Bodine and his friends use intimidation, threats and even violence to show their bigotry. Dobie, by his example and words, help Johnny and Lyle deal with the harsh realities they will face in life. He not only coaches them about baseball, he also teaches them about becoming good men. While in Monroe City, Johnny can't help but fall in love with Emily James, who works at the local luncheonette. As the daughter of a career Air Force officer, Emily has lived in many places around the world, but has never met anyone with as big of a heart as Johnny, or as she calls him "Johnny Angel." Set against our National Pastime of baseball during the 1960's; an extraordinarily volatile period in modern American history, Monroe City Blues is a tale of friendship, love, loss, loyalty and tolerance. Most of all, it's about never giving up on your dreams.
About the Author: Marino Amoruso, an award-winning filmmaker and author has written and directed over 50 films. He was nominated for four Emmy Awards, won the prestigious Western Heritage Award and awards at the New York Film Festival. He has written eight books: ACROSS 7TH STREET - a multi-cultural love story between an Italian boy and an Orthodox Jewish girl. Written in the style of Nicholas Sparks THE SIXTH FAMILY - a Mafia story both gritty and funny, about the young "crews of men" working for NY mob. MONROE CITY BLUES - In 1960's a baseball player from Brooklyn goes down South to play in the minors. Amidst the racism, he learns much about friendship & values. THE LAST OUTLAW - a NY reporter goes to New Mexico to uncover the truth about a legendary outlaw. GIL HODGES: THE QUIET MAN - a revealing view of Gil the man, both personally and professionally from those who knew him best. BACK IN THE DAY: REFLECTIONS OF A BABY BOOMER -short personal stories from a 1950's born baby boomer. BEING ITALIAN: A MEMOIR -Amoruso's award winning reflection of his big Italian-American family. Included is his family cookbook. AUNT PHIL GALLO'S COOKBOOK - a wonderful collection of Italian family recipes To view our books and films, visit our website: www.mymarfilms.com or Marino Amoruso on Amazon.com


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781482560039
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 458 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1482560038
  • Publisher Date: 20 Feb 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Width: 152 mm

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