Comp.Hist.Negro Leg-P
Comp.Hist.Negro Leg-P
Ribowsky, Mark
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9780806518688, Publication Date: Sat, February 1, 1997, Type: Paperback ,
join & start selling
description
2This first exhaustive history of the Negro leagues sheds new light and delves deeper than any previous work. Find out how black fans came to cherish their own heroes, why a trip to see a Negro league game was a statement of racial pride, and why much of black culture once centered on "blackball".

For over fifty years -- or up until that bright April day in 1947 when Jackie Robinson smashed the major leagues' color barrier -- the only ball fields where an African American could play organized baseball were the tarnished diamonds of the Negro leagues. On these fields, men such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell played for such teams as the Kansas City Monarchs, the Homestead Grays, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Within this incredible tapestry, some of the greatest ballplayers of all time found true glory.

This is the story of an American epic -- rich, provocative, and unforgettable.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

Rules of Engagement

by Abrams, Stacey

Paperback /Paperback

$12.75

Foods & Flavors from Nepal

by Pathak, Jyoti

Paperback /Paperback

$22.46

Alive and Paranoid

by Springer, D. Musa

Paperback /Paperback

listens & views

CHAIR IN THE DOORWAY (ECO)

by LIVING COLOUR

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$12.99

RETURN THE FAVOR (EP)

by CHEKA

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$5.75

MEGATON ROBOTIC APPLE PIE

by CHINASKI

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$6.99

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.
promoting relevance through notable postings ]
share it, buy it, sell it ]

A notem is a post that highlights an experience, idea, topic of interest, an event ... whatever a member believes worthy of discussion. Each notem becomes a pathway by which to make meaningful connections.

notems is a free, global social network that rewards members by the number and quality of notems they post.

notemote® © . Privacy Policy. Developed by Hartmann Software Group