Shades of glory : the negro leagues and the story of African-American baseball / Lawrence D. Hogan ; with a foreword by Jules Tygiel.
2006
GV863.A1 H58 2006 (Mapit)
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Title
Shades of glory : the negro leagues and the story of African-American baseball / Lawrence D. Hogan ; with a foreword by Jules Tygiel.
Author
Hogan, Lawrence D., 1944-
ISBN
079225306X
Publication Details
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2006.
Language
English
Description
xxiii, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Item Number
9780792253068
Call Number
GV863.A1 H58 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
796.357/6408996073
Note
Published in association with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Includes index.
Includes index.
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Early days
Before Jim Crow
The great independents
Organized league ball
The new Negro
Hope for the future
The breakdown
Recovery and demise
Crossing the color line
Forgotten legacy
Negro league statistics.
Early days
Before Jim Crow
The great independents
Organized league ball
The new Negro
Hope for the future
The breakdown
Recovery and demise
Crossing the color line
Forgotten legacy
Negro league statistics.