Growing Up with Clemente

“Alongside August Wilson and John Edgar Wideman, Richard Peterson is among the most evocative chroniclers of Pittsburgh, their colorful hometown. I loved Growing Up With Clemente for both its unnostalgic lyricism and its utter honesty.”
—David Maraniss, author of Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero

“Richard Peterson’s memoir reminds you of Faulkner’s assertion that man will not merely endure, he will p...