Based on five years of research that included interviews with surviving Negro league players, this fact- and anecdote-filled account recreates the world o such legendary figures as Satchel Paige and Buck Leonard.
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 3399369-6
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 14357968-6
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0689113633-7-1-29
Seller: Adkins Books, Chattanooga, TN, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Free of markings. Seller Inventory # 2401220011
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1983. Atheneum. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0689113633. 320 pages. hardcover. Jacket design:Diane Saxe. Jacket painting of Satchel Paige by Ernie Barnes. keywords: History Black Baseball. DESCRIPTION - In 1947 Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier and became a hero for black and white Americans, yet Robinson was a Negro League player before he integrated Major League baseball. Negro League ballplayers had been thrilling black fans since 1920. Among them were the legendary pitchers Smoky Joe Williams, whose fastball seemed to 'come off a mountain top,' Satchel Paige, the ageless wonder who pitched for five decades, and such hitters as Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard, 'the Ruth and Gehrig of the Negro Leagues.' Although their games were ignored by white-owned newspapers and radio stations, black ballplayers became folk heroes in cities such as Chicago, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, and Washington DC, where the teams drew large crowds and became major contributors to the local community life. This illuminating narrative, filled with the memories of many surviving Negro League players, pulls the veil off these 'invisible men' who were forced into the segregated leagues. What emerges is a glorious chapter in African American history and an often overlooked aspect of our American past. About the Author: Donn Rogosin is currently working on a Brazilian music program for television About the Author: Monte Irvin played eight years in the Negro Leagues The Negro baseball leagues were a thriving sporting and cultural institution for African Americans from their founding in 1920 until Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. Rogosin's narrative pulls the veil off these 'invisible men' and gives us a glorious chapter in American history. inventory #6314. Seller Inventory # z6314
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Slightly Frayed DJ. First Edition. Illus. 284pp. Life in Baseball's Negro Leagues. (loc bbr/1) Gift inscription on front endpaper. Seller Inventory # 15128
Seller: SHIMEDIA, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Introduction by Monte Irving. Octavo. xiii, 283pp. Illustrated. Fine in about fine dust jacket with a tiny bit of wear. History of the Negro leagues, the result of extensive research and interviews. Seller Inventory # 616218
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Very light foxing on text block edges.; 283 pages. Seller Inventory # 328027