From the Publisher
"A remarkably thorough and well-researched study of a significant figure in baseball history."—Judith Testa, author of Sal Maglie: Baseball’s Demon Barber"Paul Richards taught me more baseball than any manager I ever played for. He was a leader and was my mentor on the field and in the front office. I looked up to him and believed in him and my faith was always rewarded. Corbett gives Paul his due at long last."—Eddie Robinson, four-time American League All-Star, former general manager of the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers
"A fascinating study of one of baseball’s most fascinating figures. This well-researched story of Paul Richards’s sixty years as a genius of the game provides true insight into a remarkable player, manager, and executive who shaped an exciting era of the sport’s history."—Ernie Harwell, winner of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting
"A fine biography, impressively researched and well written. Corbett captures the full Paul Richards—a true Texan, a complicated, flawed man who was something of a baseball genius. Amajor figure in American baseball history, Richards is in danger of being forgotten, and he shouldn’t be. Corbett’s biography keeps his achievements alive for new generations of baseball fans."—Charles C. Alexander, author of Spoke: A Biography of Tris Speaker