Diamond Ruby : a novel / Joseph Wallace.
By: Wallace, Joseph E.
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BookPublisher: New York : Touchstone, 2010Edition: 1st Touchstone pbk. ed.Description: 464 p. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9781439160053 (trade pbk. : alk. paper); 1439160058.Subject(s): Survival skills -- Fiction | Baseball -- Fiction | Sex role -- Fiction | Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Fiction | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction | Survival skills -- Fiction | Baseball -- Fiction | Sex role -- Fiction | Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Fiction | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Fiction | Historical fictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.DDC classification: 813/.54 | [Fic] Summary: In early twentieth century Brooklyn, Ruby endures many hardships including the flu epidemic, the death of family members, and even starvation, until her pitching talents open new opportunities in the changing world of sports for women.
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In early twentieth century Brooklyn, Ruby endures many hardships including the flu epidemic, the death of family members, and even starvation, until her pitching talents open new opportunities in the changing world of sports for women.
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