Comp.Hist.Negro Leg-P

by Mark Ribowsky

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806518685
• ISBN13: 9780806518688
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

An excellent and honest look at the Negro Leagues

I got what I wanted from this book. It is an honest depiction of who and what the Negro Leagues were. Much of what I knew about the Negro Leagues prior to reading this book was based on "myths". I felt that Ribowsky did a good job of distinguishing myth from fact and compiled an excellent story. At times the book is a little confusing when it comes to trying to understand who is who. But, the Negro Leaques survived during a very confusing time.