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Queen of the Negro Leagues
James Overmyer
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Description for Queen of the Negro Leagues
Paperback. This book chronicles the life of Effa Manley: the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Series: American Sports History Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGS; JFSJ1; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
The first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, there was no one like Effa Manley in the sports world of the 1930s and 1940s. She was a sophisticated woman who owned a baseball team. She never shrank from going head to head with men, who dominated the ranks of sports executives and considered sports their exclusive domain. That her life story has remained unchronicled can only be attributed to one thing: her team, the Newark Eagles, belonged to the Negro Baseball League. This book furthers a growing awareness of black baseball before integration and profiles many of the ... Read more
The first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, there was no one like Effa Manley in the sports world of the 1930s and 1940s. She was a sophisticated woman who owned a baseball team. She never shrank from going head to head with men, who dominated the ranks of sports executives and considered sports their exclusive domain. That her life story has remained unchronicled can only be attributed to one thing: her team, the Newark Eagles, belonged to the Negro Baseball League. This book furthers a growing awareness of black baseball before integration and profiles many of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Series
American Sports History Series
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781578860012
SKU
V9781578860012
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About James Overmyer
James Overmyer is a member of the Negro Leagues Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research.
Reviews for Queen of the Negro Leagues
A brilliant book on a surprisingly overlooked moment in baseball history.
Vintage and Classic Baseball Collector
An inspiring story of a figure who triumphed over both gender and racial discrimination to become a baseball legend.
USA Today Baseball Weekly
Vintage and Classic Baseball Collector
An inspiring story of a figure who triumphed over both gender and racial discrimination to become a baseball legend.
USA Today Baseball Weekly