Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues

Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 9780486136479
ISBN-13 : 0486136477
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Book Synopsis Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues by : John B. Holway

Download or read book Voices from the Great Black Baseball Leagues written by John B. Holway and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The foremost historian of the "blackball" era spent nearly 10 years researching this acclaimed oral history, interviewing 17 outstanding players including Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard, and Willie Wells. Over 80 vintage photographs.


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