Chief Bender's Burden photography Mishuana Goeman

Mishuana Goeman

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images truly capture the warmth and solidarity of the female protagonists in this tender intergenerational friendship story

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becoming one of four titles to be recognized in the first-ever American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Book Honors

Chief Bender's Burden photography Mishuana GoemanThe greatest American Indian baseball player of all time, Charles Albert Bender, was, according to a contemporary, "the coolest pitcher in the game." Using a trademark delivery, an impressive assortment of pitches that may have included the game's first slider, and an apparently unflappable demeanor, he earned a reputation as baseball's great clutch pitcher during tight Deadball Era pennant races and in front of boisterous World Series crowds. More