ISBN: 9780810955851

Long before blacks gained entrance into major league baseball, some of the greatest athletes ever to play the game were performing remarkable feats in the Negro Leagues. Fans today look b… Mehr…

Long before blacks gained entrance into major league baseball, some of the greatest athletes ever to play the game were performing remarkable feats in the Negro Leagues. Fans today look back on the legendary Negro Leagues with reverence and awe, yet there has been woefully little visual documentation of the leagues' history. This treasure trove of images by Ernest Withers, the unofficial team photographer for the Memphis Red Sox, captures the peak of Negro League action through the years of groundbreaking integration, as well as the community in which black baseball was played. Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson, and Hank Aaron are among the superstars portrayed in 150 photographs, reproduced in stunning duotone plates, introduced by baseball legend Willie Mays, and accompanied by an informative text by Daniel Wolff. From pictures of Indianapolis clown King Tut, the baseball equivalent of a Harlem Globetrotter, and pitcher Charley Pride, who went on to become a country/western singing star, to shots of visiting celebrities and ballplayers relaxing at local clubs, these astonishing photographs evoke a long-gone era and form an essential visual archive of a near-mythological aspect of baseball history. Negro League Baseball Decaneas, Antony / Withers, Ernest C. / Wolff, Daniel, ABRAMS<

2004, ISBN: 0810955857

[SR: 4570489], Gebundene Ausgabe, [EAN: 9780810955851], Harry N. Abrams, Harry N. Abrams, Book, [PU: Harry N. Abrams], 2004-11-01, Harry N. Abrams, 65263011, 20. Jahrhundert, 65254011, US… Mehr…

[SR: 4570489], Gebundene Ausgabe, [EAN: 9780810955851], Harry N. Abrams, Harry N. Abrams, Book, [PU: Harry N. Abrams], 2004-11-01, Harry N. Abrams, 65263011, 20. Jahrhundert, 65254011, USA, 65196011, Amerika, 65140011, Geschichte, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 65290011, Afroamerikanisch, 65254011, USA, 65196011, Amerika, 65140011, Geschichte, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 69165011, Besondere Gruppen, 65293011, Afro-Amerikanische Studien, 1321884031, Asiatisch-Amerikanische Studien, 69166011, Ethnologie, 1321886031, Hispanoamerikanische Studien, 1321885031, Menschen mit Behinderungen, 1321888031, Minderheitenstudien, 1321887031, Studien über lesbische Menschen, 69170011, Studium amerikanischer Ureinwohner, 69108011, Sozialwissenschaften, 69028011, Sachbücher, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 58391011, Baseball, 58390011, Sport & Fitness, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher<

ISBN: 0810955857

This treasure trove of images by Withers, the unofficial team photographer for the Memphis Red Sox, captures the peak of Negro League action through the years of groundbreaking integratio… Mehr…

This treasure trove of images by Withers, the unofficial team photographer for the Memphis Red Sox, captures the peak of Negro League action through the years of groundbreaking integration, as well as the community in which black baseball was played. 20th century,african americans,americas,baseball,history,modern (16th-21st centuries),sports and outdoors,sports and recreation,state and local,teen and young adult Baseball, Abrams, Inc.<

2005, ISBN: 9780810955851

Hardcover, Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and … Mehr…

Hardcover, Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s)., Used, very good, [PU: Harry N. Abrams]<