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Willie Wells
El Diablo of the Negro Leagues
Av Bob Luke
Häftad, 2007
232 kr
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2008 - Robert Peterson Recognition AwardWillie Wells was arguably the best shortstop of his generation. As Monte Irvin, a teammate and fellow Hall of Fame player, writes in his foreword, "Wells really could do it all. He was one of the slickest fielding shortstops ever to come along. He had speed …
Dean of Umpires
A Biography of Bill McGowan, 1896-1954
Av Bob Luke
Häftad, 2005
396 kr
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Hall of Fame umpire Bill McGowan controlled the field of play as much with his personality as with the rulebook; his respected 30-year career, including 2,532 consecutive games, was among the longest in baseball history. McGowan was the home plate umpire in the first-ever American League pennant …
Integrating the Orioles
Baseball and Race in Baltimore
Av Bob Luke
Häftad, 2016
373 kr
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The struggle to integrate the Baltimore Orioles mirrored the fight for civil rights in Baltimore. The Orioles debuted in 1954, the same year the Supreme Court struck down public school segregation. As Baltimore experienced demonstrations, white flight and a 1968 riot, team integration came slowly. …
Bromo-Seltzer King
The Opulent Life of Captain Isaac "Ike" Emerson, 1859-1931
Av Bob Luke
Häftad, 2019
396 kr
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Captain Isaac "Ike" Emerson, riding high on the international success of his patent, Bromo-Seltzer, lived a storied life of opulence. This first biography of the "Bromo-Seltzer King" traces his path from North Carolina farm boy to Baltimore-based multimillionaire with a penchant for lavish …
Pete Hill
Black Baseball's First Superstar
Av Bob Luke
Häftad, 2022
448 kr
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Among early 20th century baseball players, John Preston "Pete" Hill (1882-1951) was considered the equal of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker--only skin color kept him out of the majors. A capable manager, Hill captained the Negro League's Chicago-based American Giants, led two expansion teams …
Most Famous Woman in Baseball
Effa Manley and the Negro Leagues
Av Bob Luke
Inbunden, 2011
367 kr
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Never one to mince words, Effa Manley once wrote a letter to sportswriter Art Carter, saying that she hoped they could meet soon because "I would like to tell you a lot of things you should know about baseball." From 1936 to 1948, Manley ran the Negro league Newark Eagles that her husband, Abe, …
Most Famous Woman in Baseball
Effa Manley and the Negro Leagues
Av Bob Luke
E-bok, 2011
322 kr
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Never one to mince words, Effa Manley once wrote a letter to sportswriter Art Carter, saying that she hoped they could meet soon because "I would like to tell you a lot of things you should know about baseball." From 1936 to 1948, Manley ran the Negro league Newark Eagles that her husband, Abe, …
Baltimore Elite Giants
Sport and Society in the Age of Negro League Baseball
Av Bob Luke
Inbunden, 2009
336 kr
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One of the best-known teams in the old Negro Leagues, the Elite Giants of Baltimore featured some of the outstanding African American players of the day. Sociologist and baseball writer Bob Luke narrates the untold story of the team and its interaction with the city and its people during the long …
Soldiering for Freedom
How the Union Army Recruited, Trained, and Deployed the U.S. Colored Troops
Inbunden, 2014
403 kr
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After President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, Confederate slaves who could reach Union lines often made that perilous journey. A great many of the young and middle-aged among them, along with other black men in the free and border slave states, joined the …
Soldiering for Freedom
How the Union Army Recruited, Trained, and Deployed the U.S. Colored Troops
Häftad, 2014
208 kr
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After President Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, Confederate slaves who could reach Union lines often made that perilous journey. A great many of the young and middle-aged among them, along with other black men in the free and border slave states, joined the …
Baltimore Elite Giants
Sport and Society in the Age of Negro League Baseball
Av Bob Luke
Häftad, 2017
205 kr
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One of the best-known teams in the old Negro Leagues, the Elite Giants of Baltimore featured some of the outstanding African American players of the day. Sociologist and baseball writer Bob Luke narrates the untold story of the team and its interaction with the city and its people during the long …
