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Author McNeil, William.

Title Black baseball out of season : pay for play outside of the Negro leagues / William F. McNeil.

Publication Info. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007]
©2007
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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  GV875.N35 M36 2007    Available  ---
Description ix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224) and index.
Contents Introduction -- All roads lead to Florida -- Cuban paradise -- 25th Infantry Regiment baseball team -- California, here I come -- Barnstorming -- Puerto Rican winters -- Dominican Republic adventures -- Far away in Venezuela -- Other venues -- Looking back -- Appendix: Negro league player statistics.
Summary "This book tells the story of the thousands of Black professional baseball players whose talents were played out in the undiscovered world of the Negro leagues during the twentieth century. Chapter One introduces the swamplands of Florida where two teams of Negro athletes began to gain national attention for their performances in Palm Beach"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Negro leagues -- History.
Negro leagues.
History.
Baseball -- United States -- History.
Baseball.
United States.
African American baseball players -- History.
African American baseball players.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History.
Discrimination in sports.
ISBN 9780786429011 ill. case bdg. alkaline paper
0786429011 ill. case bdg. alkaline paper

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