Black baseball in New York City : an illustrated history, 1885-1959 / Larry Lester.

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"Focusing on the post-Civil War period through the 1950s, this richly illustrated history of New York's prominent black baseball clubs--some covered in detail for the first time--examines their social and economic impact on the national pastime. Roughly 300 photos include rare images of players"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lester, Larry (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Subjects:
Baseball > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century > Pictorial works.
Baseball > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century > Pictorial works.
Negro leagues > New York (State) > New York > History > Pictorial works.
African American baseball players > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works.
Baseball players > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works.
Baseball > Social aspects > New York (State) > New York > History.
African American baseball players.
Baseball.
Baseball players.
Baseball > Social aspects.
Negro leagues.
New York (State) > New York.
1800-1999
Illustrated works.
History.
Pictorial works.
Genre:
Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.
History.
Physical Description:x, 244 pages ; 26 cm
Format: Book

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