A Complete History of the Negro Leagues
Ribowsky, Mark (Author)
ISBN: 0806518685
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Binding: Paperback; 372 pages
Pub Date: February 19, 1997
This first exhaustive history of the Negro leagues sheds new light and delves deeper than any previous work. Find out how black fans came to cherish their own heroes, why a trip to see a Negro league game was a statement of racial pride, and why much of black culture once centered on "blackball".
For over fifty years -- or up until that bright April day in 1947 when Jackie Robinson smashed the major leagues' color barrier -- the only ball fields where an African American could play organized baseball were the tarnished diamonds of the Negro leagues. On these fields, men such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell played for such teams as the Kansas City Monarchs, the Homestead Grays, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Within this incredible tapestry, some of the greatest ballplayers of all time found true glory.
This is the story of an American epic -- rich, provocative, and unforgettable.
Biographical Note: Mark Ribowsky is the New York Times acclaimed author of The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal; He's a Rebel: Phil Spector--Rock and Roll's Legendary Producer; Don't Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball; and Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder. He has written for SPORT magazine and Inside Sports, TV Guide, Playboy, and Penthouse. Ribowsky has appeared on Dateline NBC, Primetime Live (ABC), Connie Chung, Geraldo Rivera, The Tavis Smiley Show, and many other network and cable TV shows. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida.
Ribowsky, Mark (Author)
ISBN: 0806518685
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Binding: Paperback; 372 pages
Pub Date: February 19, 1997
This first exhaustive history of the Negro leagues sheds new light and delves deeper than any previous work. Find out how black fans came to cherish their own heroes, why a trip to see a Negro league game was a statement of racial pride, and why much of black culture once centered on "blackball".
For over fifty years -- or up until that bright April day in 1947 when Jackie Robinson smashed the major leagues' color barrier -- the only ball fields where an African American could play organized baseball were the tarnished diamonds of the Negro leagues. On these fields, men such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell played for such teams as the Kansas City Monarchs, the Homestead Grays, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Within this incredible tapestry, some of the greatest ballplayers of all time found true glory.
This is the story of an American epic -- rich, provocative, and unforgettable.
Biographical Note: Mark Ribowsky is the New York Times acclaimed author of The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal; He's a Rebel: Phil Spector--Rock and Roll's Legendary Producer; Don't Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball; and Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder. He has written for SPORT magazine and Inside Sports, TV Guide, Playboy, and Penthouse. Ribowsky has appeared on Dateline NBC, Primetime Live (ABC), Connie Chung, Geraldo Rivera, The Tavis Smiley Show, and many other network and cable TV shows. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida.
Ribowsky, Mark (Author)
ISBN: 0806518685
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Binding: Paperback; 372 pages
Pub Date: February 19, 1997
This first exhaustive history of the Negro leagues sheds new light and delves deeper than any previous work. Find out how black fans came to cherish their own heroes, why a trip to see a Negro league game was a statement of racial pride, and why much of black culture once centered on "blackball".
For over fifty years -- or up until that bright April day in 1947 when Jackie Robinson smashed the major leagues' color barrier -- the only ball fields where an African American could play organized baseball were the tarnished diamonds of the Negro leagues. On these fields, men such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell played for such teams as the Kansas City Monarchs, the Homestead Grays, and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Within this incredible tapestry, some of the greatest ballplayers of all time found true glory.
This is the story of an American epic -- rich, provocative, and unforgettable.
Biographical Note: Mark Ribowsky is the New York Times acclaimed author of The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal; He's a Rebel: Phil Spector--Rock and Roll's Legendary Producer; Don't Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball; and Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder. He has written for SPORT magazine and Inside Sports, TV Guide, Playboy, and Penthouse. Ribowsky has appeared on Dateline NBC, Primetime Live (ABC), Connie Chung, Geraldo Rivera, The Tavis Smiley Show, and many other network and cable TV shows. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida.