Shades of glory : the negro leagues and the story of African-American baseball /
Hogan, Lawrence D., 1944-
Shades of glory : the negro leagues and the story of African-American baseball / Lawrence D. Hogan ; with a foreword by Jules Tygiel. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2006. - xxiii, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Published in association with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Includes index.
Introduction -- Early days -- Before Jim Crow -- The great independents -- Organized league ball -- The new Negro -- Hope for the future -- The breakdown -- Recovery and demise -- Crossing the color line -- Forgotten legacy -- Negro league statistics.
079225306X (hbk.) 9780792253068 (hbk.)
2006273216
GBA614237 bnb
013380455 Uk
Negro leagues--History.
African American baseball players--History.
Baseball--History.--United States
Ligues des Noirs (Base-ball)--Histoire.
Joueurs de base-ball noirs amâericains--Histoire.
Base-ball--Histoire.--âEtats-Unis
H714s 2006
796.357/6408996073
Shades of glory : the negro leagues and the story of African-American baseball / Lawrence D. Hogan ; with a foreword by Jules Tygiel. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2006. - xxiii, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Published in association with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Includes index.
Introduction -- Early days -- Before Jim Crow -- The great independents -- Organized league ball -- The new Negro -- Hope for the future -- The breakdown -- Recovery and demise -- Crossing the color line -- Forgotten legacy -- Negro league statistics.
079225306X (hbk.) 9780792253068 (hbk.)
2006273216
GBA614237 bnb
013380455 Uk
Negro leagues--History.
African American baseball players--History.
Baseball--History.--United States
Ligues des Noirs (Base-ball)--Histoire.
Joueurs de base-ball noirs amâericains--Histoire.
Base-ball--Histoire.--âEtats-Unis
H714s 2006
796.357/6408996073