Author : Shaun McCormack
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 19,55 MB
Release : 2001-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823934744
Presents a biography of Cool Papa Bell and chronicles the history of African American participation in organized baseball, the formation of the Negro leagues, and racial politics in America.
Author : Hallie Murray
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 35,82 MB
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1978510519
James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell was a National Negro League all-star who was best known for his legendary speed. A center fielder, Bell's batting average was regularly over .4, and in one season he was said to have stolen 175 bases in just 200 games. Because of segregation, Bell was never able to play for a major league team, but he was considered by many to have been the fastest man in baseball's history. His story illuminates the financial and social struggles black players faced during a time of racial and political upheaval in America.
Author : Jeremy Beer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 2021-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1496224965
The biography of Oscar Charleston, a Negro Leagues legend and one of baseball’s greatest and most unjustifiably overlooked players.
Author : John B. Holway
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 32,11 MB
Release : 2012-05-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0486136477
The foremost historian of the "blackball" era spent nearly 10 years researching this acclaimed oral history, interviewing 17 outstanding players including Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard, and Willie Wells. Over 80 vintage photographs.
Author : Donn Rogosin
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 36,14 MB
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803259690
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.
Author : Rob Ruck
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 15,34 MB
Release : 1987
Category : African American athletes
ISBN : 9780252063428
A new preface updates this richly detailed look at the major role sport played in shaping Pittsburgh's black community from the Roaring Twenties through the Korean War. Rob Ruck reveals how sandlot, amateur, and professional athletics helped black Pittsburgh realize its potential for self-organization, expression, and creativity.
Author : Lawrence D. Hogan
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 45,59 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780792253068
The result of a study commissioned by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and funded by a grant from Major League Baseball(, this richly illustrated, comprehensive history combines vivid narrative, visual impact, and a unique statistical component to re-create the excitement and passion of the Negro Leagues. 75 photos.
Author : William Brashler
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781566632959
This illuminating biography introduces an authentic American sports hero and recaptures the mood and style.
Author : Donald Honig
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 36,91 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780803272675
Honig interviewed former big-league players across the country to compile this nostalgic book packed with statistics, action, revelations, and an extraordinary oral history of the halcyon days of baseball between the world wars. Includes comments by Ted Williams, Bucky Waters, Lou Gehrig, and others. Photos.
Author : Robert Peterson
Publisher :
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195076370
Tells the forgotten story of Black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of the big league's color line.
