{"product_id":"the-prospects-kenneth-jedding-9781736344552","title":"The Prospects","description":"\u003cp\u003eAl Duncan has been a legendary Negro League pitcher for twenty-five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1946, World War II has ended and Jackie Robinson is about to cross the color line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl can finally prove he's not just been the best Black pitcher but the best American pitcher of any color. But Al is past his prime and finds the opportunity insulting. Why bother?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Anderson, a young white ballplayer, comes back from the battlefields of Germany and asks for Al's help to make it to the majors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e The Prospects\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about baseball, Al and Tom's lives and loves, and a reluctant friendship in Jim Crow America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Prospects is a powerful story about the unlikely relationship of two men from opposite sides of the racial divide in post-World War II America. Jedding weaves a tapestry of emotional and historical richness that does not shy away from personal and social conflict.This story will touch you deeply and make you think.\u003c\/em\u003e\" Kelvin Chin, \u003cem\u003eMarcus Aurelius Updated\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrologue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJuly 1946\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl Duncan and Tom Anderson were hungry. They had been hitchhiking across Pennsylvania and stopped in Bethel Park. They came to a diner and sat down at the counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waiter slowly approached them. \"What will you have?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pancakes and coffee,\" Tom said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The same,\" Al said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A stack!\" the waiter yelled into the kitchen. He moved off and looked at them from a distance. Ten minutes later, he brought out a plate of pancakes and put them down in front of Tom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl looked at him. \"And me?\" he said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We ran out of pancakes,\" the waiter said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Then how about some eggs?\" Al said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waiter said, \"No.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl understood, got up and walked out of the diner. Tom watched him go and said to the waiter, \"Do you know who he is? Do you have any idea who he is?\" but the waiter just turned away. Tom got up and left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutside, Al gave Tom a knowing glance, nodded, and they continued down the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a few minutes, Tom said, \"Al?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Yes?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Do you ever feel like giving up?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What do you mean?\" Al said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A year ago, in Germany, sometimes the fighting was so intense that I thought I didn't need to make it back. That's what I mean,\" Tom said. \"I'm still hungry and part of me wouldn't mind if that diner, and that waiter, were wiped off the face of the earth. So my question to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou is: Do you ever feel like giving up?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl, a forty-three year old Black man in America, turned and said simply, in a matter of fact voice, \"No, Tom. I don't.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Jedding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736344552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736344552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth Jedding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Kenneth Jedding","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800539803903,"sku":"9781736344552","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-prospects-kenneth-jedding-9781736344552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}