For young Miguel Cabrera, being a professional baseball player was all he ever dreamed of. From his childhood in Venezuela, baseball was everything to Cabrera, and he held on to his dream even though members of his own family told him it was almost impossible to succeed. When Cabrera finally

"Introduces readers to the life of pro baseball star Miguel Cabrera"--

This title introduces readers to Miguel Cabrera, the Major League Baseball star and Triple Crown winner. Cabrera's life story is examined from his childhood in Venezuela to his signing at 16 years old by the Florida Marlins after a contract bidding war. Cabrera's years with the Marlins are discussed, including

In this fact-filled biography, readers learn about the career of World Series baseball player, Miguel Cabrera, from his childhood and early sports endeavors to his establishment as a living legend, including all the trials and triumphs along the way.

Reacting to the rising numbers of mixed-blood (Spanish-Indian-Black African) people in its New Spain colony, the eighteenth-century Bourbon government of Spain attempted to categorize and control its colonial subjects through increasing social regulation of their bodies and the spaces they inhabited. The discourse of calidad (status) and raza (lineage) on