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Vagabond Blues

by Emmanuel Burgin

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Publisher Comments:

"[Emmanuel] Burgin's characters are brutal and endearing. He is a relentless and impassioned storyteller."-Void Magazine

An insider's peek at minor league football in the early 80s, where leagues are filled with drug users, Vietnam vets, and NFL misfits. Over one season, Robbie is forced to make decisions that compromise his ideals, football career, and future. A San Diego Book Award finalist.

Synopsis:

The players in minor league football in the early 1980s were drug-users, Vietnam Vets, and NFL misfits. Robbie Santos is a young man with dreams of NFL stardom thrust into this world. Over the course of one season, Robbie is forced to make decisions that could compromise his ideals, his football career, and his future.

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Endorsed by Minor League Football News and NFL Hall-of-Famers as "realistic" and "riotous."
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About the Author

Emmanuel Burgin has written for the Los Angeles Times, El Sol de San Diego, San Diego Weekly Reader, and other publications. In 1981, he was a captain of the minor league professional football team, the Twin City Cougars.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780976389514
Author:
Burgin, Emmanuel
Publisher:
Two Dollar Radio
Subject:
General
Subject:
Sports
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General Fiction
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Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
20061231
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
7.56x5.50x.68 in. .72 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , The players in minor league football in the early 1980s were drug-users, Vietnam Vets, and NFL misfits. Robbie Santos is a young man with dreams of NFL stardom thrust into this world. Over the course of one season, Robbie is forced to make decisions that could compromise his ideals, his football career, and his future.
"Synopsis" by , Endorsed by Minor League Football News and NFL Hall-of-Famers as "realistic" and "riotous."
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