Download or read book Monte Irvin written by Monte Irvin and published by Carroll & Graf Pub. This book was released on 1996 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of the life and career of ballplayer Monte Irvin describes his lifelong dream of playing professional baseball and how he overcame such obstacles as a near-fatal childhood illness, the Great Depression, World War II, and racial discrimination.