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17 produkter
Mike Torrez
A Baseball Biography
Av Jorge Iber
Häftad, 2016
396 kr
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The history of baseball is filled with players whose careers were defined by one bad play. Mike Torrez is remembered as the pitcher who gave up the infamous three-run homer to Bucky "Bleeping" Dent in the 1978 playoffs tie-breaker between the Red Sox and Yankees. Yet Torrez's life added up to much …
Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999
Av Jorge Iber
Inbunden, 2000
398 kr
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Here, the author looks at the history and culture of Hispanics in Utah and examines the impact of their widespread conversion from Catholicism to Mormonism. His study examines Hispanic assimilation and acculturation in a setting vastly different from other states.
More Than Just Peloteros
Sport and U.S. Latino Communities
Av Jorge Iber
Inbunden, 2015
658 kr
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Although the Latino/a population of the United States has exploded since the 1960s, an analysis of its place in the history of American sport has, until recently, been sorely underrepresented. The thoughtful and coherent essays in More Than Just Peloteros demonstrate that participation in sport and …
More Than Just Peloteros
Sport and U.S. Latino Communities
Av Jorge Iber
Häftad, 2015
445 kr
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Although the Latino/a population of the United States has exploded since the 1960s, an analysis of its place in the history of American sport has, until recently, been sorely underrepresented. The thoughtful and coherent essays in More Than Just Peloteros demonstrate that participation in sport and …
Latinos in American Football
Pathbreakers on the Gridiron, 1927 to the Present
Häftad, 2020
487 kr
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In 1927 Cuban national Ignacio S. Molinet was recruited to play with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the old NFL for a single season. Mexican national Jose Martinez-Zorrilla achieved 1932 All-American honors. These are the beginnings of the Latino experience in American Football, which continues …
Beisbol on the Air
Essays on Major League Spanish-Language Broadcasters
Av Jorge Iber
Häftad, 2023
502 kr
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Both the U.S. population and Major League Baseball rosters have seen dramatic demographic changes over the past 50 years. The nation and the sport are becoming multilingual, with Spanish the unofficial second language. Today, 21 of 30 MLB teams broadcast at least some games in Spanish.Filling a gap …
Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region
Av Grace Guajardo Charles, Gregory Lyndon Garrett m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
290 kr
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Mexican Americans and Sports
A Reader on Athletics and Barrio Life
Av Jorge Iber, Samuel O. Regalado
Inbunden, 2006
511 kr
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For at least a century, across the United States, Mexican American athletes have actively participated in community-based, interscholastic, and professional sports. The people of the ranchos and the barrios have used sport for recreation, leisure, and community bonding. Until now, though, …
Mexican Americans and Sports
A Reader on Athletics and Barrio Life
Av Jorge Iber, Samuel O. Regalado
Häftad, 2006
203 kr
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For at least a century, across the United States, Mexican American athletes have actively participated in community-based, interscholastic, and professional sports. The people of the ranchos and the barrios have used sport for recreation, leisure, and community bonding. Until now, though, …
Mexican Americans and Sports
A Reader on Athletics and Barrio Life
Av Samuel O. Regalado, Jorge Iber
E-bok, 2006
170 kr
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For at least a century, across the United States, Mexican American athletes have actively participated in community-based, interscholastic, and professional sports. The people of the ranchos and the barrios have used sport for recreation, leisure, and community bonding. Until now, though, …
Sanchez Family
Mexican American High School and Collegiate Wrestlers from Cheyenne, Wyomin
Av Jorge Iber
Inbunden, 2025
399 kr
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Latinos and Latinas in American Sport
Stories Beyond Peloteros
Av Jorge Iber
Häftad, 2019
436 kr
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Latinos and Latinas in American Sport: Stories Beyond Peloteros expands upon the significance of sport in U.S. Latino communities by looking at sports as diverse as drag racing and community softball, the rise of Latinas in high school basketball, and the role of Latinos in protesting social …
Tony Romo
A Texas Sports Hero
Häftad, 2022
228 kr
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Tony Romo's place in NFL history is a surprising story, one that Jorge and Raquel Iber tell from its unlikely origins to its happy present in clear language for middle readers.Tony's grandfather was a migrant worker who emigrated from Mexico to Wisconsin, where he and his Texas-born Mexican …
Hispanics in the American West
Inbunden, 2005
880 kr
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This work provides a revealing look at the history of Hispanic peoples in the American West (or, from the Mexican perspective, El Norte) from the period of Spanish colonization through the present day.Hispanics in the American West portrays the daily lives, struggles, and triumphs of …
Moments of Joy and Heartbreak: 66 Significant Episodes in the History of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Häftad
329 kr
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Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999
Av Jorge Iber
Häftad, 2002
161 kr
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In Utah, unlike most other states, new arrivals can connect with the most powerful institution in the state simply by embracing a set of spiritual beliefs. In Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999, Jorge Iber looks at the history and culture of Hispanics in Utah and examines the impact of their …
Señor Sack
The Life of Gabe Rivera
Av Jorge Iber
Inbunden, 2021
334 kr
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Gabriel "Gabe" Rivera was one of the greatest players in the history of Texas Tech football. He earned All American status, was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame, and saw his name elevated to the Texas Tech Ring of Honor. After his college career, Rivera became a first-round …
