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Shades of glory : the negro leagues and the story of African-American baseball / Lawrence D. Hogan ; with a foreword by Jules Tygiel.

Summary:

Drawing on years of research, Shades of Glory traces the history of black baseball from the 19th century to the first great teams, such as the Cuban Giants, and on to the era of the vibrant barnstorming teams from the East Coast, Chicago, and Cuba. The unparalleled Rube Foster started the first Negro League in 1920, with such dominant teams as the Chicago American Giants and the Kansas City Monarchs. Pittsburgh soon produced two of the greatest teams of all time, the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords, featuring such stars as Satchel Paige, John Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and many more. Their superb brand of baseball rivaled the best of the major leagues until the historic signing of Jackie Robinson by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Shades of Glory chronicles a bygone era of black baseball and the stars who were shadowed by racial prejudice, but now shine forth in all their sparkling brilliance.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780792253068
  • ISBN: 079225306X
  • ISBN: 9781426200335
  • ISBN: 1426200331
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Published in association with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Early days -- Before Jim Crow -- The great independents -- Organized league ball -- The new Negro -- Hope for the future -- The breakdown -- Recovery and demise -- Crossing the color line -- Forgotten legacy -- Negro league statistics.
Subject:
Negro leagues > History.
African American baseball players > History.
Baseball > United States > History.

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