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Gene Moore

He was a baseball prodigy. At the age of fifteen, Gene Moore was a boy, playing like a man, in a game where men, play like boys.

Headed for baseball stardom with the Brooklyn Dodgers, his destiny was interrupted by
Pearl Harbor.
His life... and
maybe our
national
pastime...
would be
forever altered.

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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, PROUD SPONSOR OF PLAYING WITH THE ENEMY BOOK TOUR, PREVIEW MAY 19TH AT BOOK EXPO AMERICA, WASHINGTON, D.C.
by Carole Bartholomeaux
Friday, 12 May 2006

Southwest Airlines helps take Playing with the Enemy on the road!

PHOENIX—Southwest Airlines gave customers a powerful preview of Gary W. Moore’s first book, Playing with the Enemy, in the February issue of SPIRIT Magazine. Now the airline has gone a step further, choosing to sponsor Moore’s book tour as much of the book was written while he was flying Southwest or sitting in Southwest terminals. Moore is president and managing partner of Covenant Air & Water, LLC www.aquativa.com, an international business, providing solutions to almost all water problems.

Inspired by true events, Playing with the Enemy is the riveting story of one depression-era youth and his brush with destiny. Instead of experiencing the glory of the Major Leagues, war sent Gene Moore’s life careening off into an unexpected and unwanted direction. This book is a poignant look back at the life of Gary Moore’s father, Gene, a 15-year old baseball phenomenon, headed for stardom when he was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Gene’s destiny was interrupted by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. From Sesser, IL to Tunisia, North Africa; from the capture of the infamous German sub U-505, to playing baseball with its imprisoned crew, Playing with the Enemy is baseball tragedy turned real-life triumph.

Playing with the Enemy will be released by Savas Beatie LLC, an independent publisher of distinguished history-related books based in New York and California, in September, 2006. Moore will be signing autographs at the Casemate Booth #2248 at Book Expo America, May 19th to 21st in Washington, D.C. www.casematepublishing.com. For more information visit www.playingwiththeenemy.com or contact Moore’s publicist, Carole V. Bartholomeaux, 602 404 8018, www.b-pr.com Carole@b-pr.com (during BEA, call 602 628 2666).

"Playing with the Enemy is based upon true events and is the story of Moore’s father, Warren E. ‘Gene’ Moore. The elder Moore was recruited by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939 at fifteen years old, but his baseball dream was cut short when the United States entered WWII. Moore’s tale is a heartwarming story of a baseball tragedy, turned real-life triumph,” Marilee McInnis, Southwest Airlines, wrote.

As a teenager, when Gene wasn’t in school or helping his Pop and older brother Ward on the farm, he could be found playing baseball with the guys on the town team. Some were twice his age. The older fellows didn’t mind having the Moore kid on their team because he could hit a baseball farther than any of the rest of them and Gene called a pretty good ball game.

Word spread halfway across the United States about the teenage boy who could hit the ball a country mile. The Dodgers wanted to take a look at this 15-year-old farm kid, barely old enough to shave and still awaiting his first kiss, but brash enough to call the pitches from behind the plate and motion to the infielders and outfielders as to how they should position themselves for certain batters. Headed for baseball stardom with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Gene’s destiny was interrupted by Pearl Harbor. His life . . . and maybe our national pastime . . . would be forever altered.

In addition to serving as president and managing partner of Covenant Air & Water, Gary Moore is a motivational speaker, and an accomplished musician. He and his wife, Arlene, have been married for 30 years. They have three children: Toby, Tara Beth and Travis, and reside at their FoxMoore Farms home in Bourbonnais, IL. Playing with the Enemy is Moore’s first book. Actor Toby Moore (A Separate Peace, Murder in Greenwich) is pursuing film possibilities with the goal of playing his grandfather, Gene.

Moore’s literary agent, Tristram C. Coburn, brings more than ten years of book publishing experience to the plate. During his time as an editor for Pocket Books (a division of Simon & Schuster) he worked with numerous New York Times best-selling authors, including Clive Cussler, Richard Marcinko, John Weisman, Col. Philip Corso, and Bill Birnes, among others. While acquiring for McGraw-Hill, he worked with such authors as Edward Hotaling, Kevin McMurray, and sailing guru Gary Jobson and acquired more than 50 other successful projects. Tristram C. Coburn Literary Management represents clients who write commercial fiction and topical nonfiction on a variety of subjects including sports, adventure, health, and politics.

For additional media information only, photographs, etc., please contact:

Carole V. Bartholomeaux, Bartholomeaux/Public Relations, LLC, 602 404 8018 or Carole@b-pr.com


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