Color Blind The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line |
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Author:
| Dunkel, Tom |
ISBN: | 978-0-8021-2137-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
Publisher: | Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Grove Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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A 2013 CASEY Award Finalist for Best Baseball Book of the Year When baseball swept America in the years after the Civil War, independent, semipro, and municipal leagues sprouted up everywhere. With civic pride on the line, rivalries were fierce and teams often signed ringers to play alongside the town dentist, insurance salesman, and teen prodigy.
A 2013 CASEY Award Finalist for Best Baseball Book of the Year When baseball swept America in the years after the Civil War, independent, semipro, and municipal leagues sprouted up everywhere. With civic pride on the line, rivalries were fierce and teams often signed ringers to play alongside the town dentist, insurance salesman, and teen prodigy.