A History of the African American Athlete The African-American Athlete in Baseball |
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Author:
| Ashe, Arthur R. |
Foreword by:
| Morgan, Joe |
Series title: | A Hard Road to Glory Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-56743-035-6 |
Publication Date: | Aug 1993 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint: | Amistad |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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This passionate look at the sport is more than a baseball story. It is also a social history of the nation. Using the statistics of the past -- someknown and hidden, others unknown and only recently ferreted out -- Ashe puts the African-American baseball player back into the game. This volume, devoted completely to the African-American's participation in baseball, tells the stories and records of club, college and professional players. The text and reference materials for this book...
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This passionate look at the sport is more than a baseball story. It is also a social history of the nation. Using the statistics of the past -- someknown and hidden, others unknown and only recently ferreted out -- Ashe puts the African-American baseball player back into the game. This volume, devoted completely to the African-American's participation in baseball, tells the stories and records of club, college and professional players. The text and reference materials for this book were taken from the three-volume set, A Hard Road to Glory,and combined into this single volume.