Blackball Stars

Blackball Stars
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Publisher : Carroll & Graf Pub
Total Pages : 416
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ISBN-10 : 088184764X
ISBN-13 : 9780881847642
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Book Synopsis Blackball Stars by : John Holway

Download or read book Blackball Stars written by John Holway and published by Carroll & Graf Pub. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 60 years professional baseball was a segregated sport. Even today, 44 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, most of the great black players of the Negro Leagues are forgotten or ignored. With this book, Holway sets out to rectify that. Features 25 tales of outstanding players.


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