What in the world have I wrought? I never anticipated that my two-part homage to Blackie Sherrod would have such a far-reaching and profound impact. My opinion is now sought on every subject from geopolitics to submolecular biology, a lengthy...
• A Book of Travelers’ Tales by Eric Newby, Penguin Books, 1985 [July 2011] • A Brief History of American Literature by John Huh, Shinasa, 2001 [May 2008] • A Brief History of American Sports by Elliott J. Gorn and...
Public response to the paean I wrote for Blackie Sherrod has been overwhelming. A veritable tsunami of praise has rolled in, leaving me deeply humbled. On the basis of such plaudits, I am here with a second go-round. While doing research that...
His Sunday columns used a staccato format of various topics separated by ellipses borrowed from previous sports writers, but William Forrest “Blackie” Sherrod (1919–2016) perfected it. I am doing so here to honor this native of Belton, Texas, who...
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