Available July 2018

The Tropic of Football

The Long and Perilous Journey of Samoans to the NFL

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Public Appearances

Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures: Made Local
July 26, 6 p.m.
South Wing Reading Room
Carnegie Library Main (Oakland), 2nd Floor
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15213
Tickets: Free, with registration.
For more information, contact: Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures at 412-622-8866 or info@pittsburghlectures.org

Penguin Bookshop Table Signing with author Rob Ruck, Tropic of Football
Saturday, July 28, 2018 — 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Penguin Bookshop
417 Beaver Street
Sewickley, PA 15143
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Early Praise for The Tropic of Football

“Rob Ruck is arguably the most important sport historian of our time. His books on the African American and Latino roots of baseball have revolutionized our understanding and memory of the national game. Now he turns his brilliant gifts as historian and writer to a small Pacific island and its people, forcing us to rethink what we thought we knew about America’s most popular sport, football.”

—Marcus Rediker, author of The Slave Ship

More Books by Rob Ruck

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Films by Rob Ruck

Kings on the Hill: Baseball’s Forgotten Men

The Republic of Baseball: Dominican Giants of the American Game