{"product_id":"a-well-paid-slave-brad-snyder-9780452288911","title":"A Well-Paid Slave: Curt Flood's Fight for Free Agency in Professional Sports","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"captivating\"* look at how center fielder Curt Flood's refusal to accept a trade changed Major League Baseball forever. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded their star center fielder, Curt Flood, to the Philadelphia Phillies, setting off a chain of events that would change professional sports forever. At the time there were no free agents, no no-trade clauses. When a player was traded, he had to report to his new team or retire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnwilling to leave St. Louis and influenced by the civil rights movement, Flood chose to sue Major League Baseball for his freedom. His case reached the Supreme Court, where Flood ultimately lost. But by challenging the system, he created an atmosphere in which, just three years later, free agency became a reality. Flood's decision cost him his career, but as this dramatic chronicle makes clear, his influence on sports history puts him in a league with Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brad Snyder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0452288916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452288911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.88w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/21\/2007 pg. 20","brand":"Brad Snyder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946639851775,"sku":"9780452288911","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a648123b-d97c-43f1-833f-16fa6b039551.jpg?v=1681514290","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-well-paid-slave-brad-snyder-9780452288911","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}