Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News May 14, 2013) — The author of the book “Colorblind,” Tom Dunkel, from Washington, D.C., will be at the Jamestown Arts Center, on Wednesday May 15, 2013, selling his book and chatting with local residents about Jamestown’s and Bismarck’s history of semi-pro baseball.  His Jamestown visit will be at noon, and last about an hour, as part of an upper midwest book tour.

On Tuesday’s (May 14, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Bruce Berg of Jamestown, who has read the book twice, said Dunkel centers the book on the year 1935 and semi pro baseball teams in Jamestown and Bismarck that had many black baseball players. The book also notes baseball in North Dakota in the late 30’s when for a couple of years Jamestown had a Class “D” minor league team, an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, and then going into the Northern League.

Berg said the book is historical in nature, not only in terms of baseball, but also North Dakota’s history.

The book notes that baseball pitching legend Satchel Paige pitched for the Bismarck team, that had a great rivalry with the Jamestown team.

Author Tom Dunkel has written for Sports Illustrated magazine and for the sports pages of several large newspapers.

For more information:

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/23/174869235/integrated-baseball-a-decade-before-jackie-robinson