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Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
88 p. : col. ill. ; 29 x 29 cm.
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Description
Describes the glory years of Negro League baseball in the early 1900s, profiling its star athletes and highlighting the challenges faced by the players and the sacrifices made to live out their dreams and play the game they loved.
Author
Series
Baseball card adventures volume 7
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
ix, 175 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
With his ability to travel through time using vintage baseball cards, Joe takes Flip with him to find out whether Satchel Paige really was the fastest pitcher ever.
3) The league
Author
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the twentieth century. The story is told through previously unearthed archival footage and never-before-seen interviews with legendary players like Satchel Paige and Buck O'Neil--whose early careers paved the way for the Jackie Robinson era--as well as celebrated Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. The Leagye explores Black baseball...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"The extraordinary, unlikely, and inspirational true story of the friendships formed between Cam Perron-a white, baseball-obsessed teenager from Boston-and hundreds of former professional Negro League players, who were still awaiting the recognition and compensation that they deserved from Major League Baseball more than fifty years after their playing days were over"--
7) Fences
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
A black garbage collector named Troy Maxson in 1950s Pittsburgh is bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues, Maxson is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
viii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Description
"The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and her ownership role in the Negro Leagues leading up to the integration of Major League Baseball"--
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