Screen LibraryWhat were the Negro Leagues? /
"Introduces the Negro Leagues of baseball, highlighting the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the leagues during the 1930s and 1940s." --
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Penguin Workshop,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Introduces the Negro Leagues of baseball, highlighting the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the leagues during the 1930s and 1940s." -- |
| Carrier Form: | 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages: 8-12 years. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
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9781524789992 1524789992 9781524789985 1524789984 9781544439853 1544439857 |
| Index Number: | GV863 |
| CLC: | G848.197.12-49 |
| Call Number: | G848.197.12-49/J661 |
| Contents: | What were the Negro Leagues? -- The beginning of baseball -- The first black pro teams -- Early black baseball stars -- The father of black baseball -- A league of their own -- The Negro Leagues grow -- The second Negro national League -- The Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays -- The great experiment -- Jackie Robinson -- The end of an era -- Their place in history -- Timelines -- Bibliography. |