Rating: 
Summary: Very poorly written
Review: Without repeating verbatim what A Reader from Colorado wrote (which would be ironic!), it bears repeating that this is a very poorly written book. The research is a good start, the stories compelling, the historical links... well, those are a bit lacking. There is precious little on Boston as a city and its long and rich racial history. Page after page discussing Peter Gammoms is a bit tedious, given why the reader picks up the book (especially given Gammons's writing, which I always find a bit tedious, too). Bryant also fails to utilize any modern analysis tools to back up his thesis (e.g., statistical models for analyzing player performance), an odd choice given his thesis that objectively good players are mishandled for reasons based on race. This isn't necessary, but just another way that Bryant fails to utilize the tools available.In all, it's a good start to a story that should be told by a better writer or a writer with a better editor. Hopefully, this will be the start of something larger. I found the book worth reading because no one else tells the story that should be told, but not because Bryant tells the story very well.
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