BLACK DIAMOND: THE STORY OF THE NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES.

McKissack, Patricia & Frederick, Jr.

ISBN 10: 059068213X / ISBN 13: 9780590682138

Published by Scholastic, Inc., NY, 1994

About this Item

Illustrated with photographs. Player Profiles. Hall of Fame. Time Line. bibliography. Index. 184pp. Juvenile Literature. Pictorial Soft Cover with title on spine and front soft cover.

Seller Inventory # 009209

Bibliographic Details

• Title: BLACK DIAMOND: THE STORY OF THE NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES.
• Publisher: Scholastic, Inc., NY
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 059068213X
• ISBN 13: 9780590682138
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good+++
• Book Type: Soft Cover

About this title

Synopsis

A history of the Negro Leagues features extensive player profiles, a baseball history timeline, and photographs.

About the Authors

Patricia and Frederick McKissack are the authors of numerous award-winning books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVES REVOLT and BLACK HANDS, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both Coretta Scott King Honor Books, and SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN'T I A WOMAN?, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award. Patricia and Frederick McKissack live in St. Louis, Missouri. John McKissack resides in Memphis, Tennessee.
Patricia C.and Fredrick L. McKissack are the authors of numerous and acclaimed books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVE REVOLTS and BLACK HAND, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both CSK Honor Books. They have also collaborated on SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN'T I A WOMAN?, a CSK Honor Book, winner of an NAACP Image Award, and a Boston Globe/Horn Book Award. For the first time this husband-wife team invites their grown son, John McKissack, a mechanical engineer, to join them as a technical advisor in the creation of this new series. The elder McKissacks live in St. Louis, MO. John lives in Memphis, TN with his wife, Michelle, and three sons, John, Everett and Peter.

Patricia and Fredrick McKissack are the authors of numerous award-winning books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVE REVOLTS and BLACK HANDS, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both Coretta Scott King Honor Books, and SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN't I A WOMAN? a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award. Patricia and Fredrick McKissack live in St. Louis, Missouri. John McKissack resides in Memphis, Tennessee.