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The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg Study Guide & Plot Synopsis

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The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg is a non-fiction work by writer Nicholas Dawidoff. In this book, Dawidoff explores the life story of Moe Berg, a highly educated lawyer who was also a professional baseball player for sixteen years before joining the OIAA and then the OSS in the aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The Catcher Was a Spy is a true story of one man who was an enigma that many still are trying to understand today.

Moe Berg was the third child of Ukrainian immigrants, determined to fit in in their new country. Moe's father owned a laundry before training to become a pharmacist and owning his own drug store. Moe's father worked hard and disapproved of what he saw as a child's game, baseball. Despite this, Moe became a star baseball player during his years...
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