Black Baseball's National Showcase

Black Baseball's National Showcase
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 522
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ISBN-10 : 0803280009
ISBN-13 : 9780803280007
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Book Synopsis Black Baseball's National Showcase by : Larry Lester

Download or read book Black Baseball's National Showcase written by Larry Lester and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively illustrated introduction to the Negro League equivalent of the All-Star Game discusses the history of the games, as well as the colorful cast of promoters, gamblers, and hucksters who made it happen. Original.


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