Black Baseball in Detroit

by Dick Clark, Larry Lester, Sammy J. Miller

Book Overview

When the Negro National League was formed in Kansas City in 1920, a new chapter in sports history, indeed in American history, began to be written.
Whistle Stop: Black Baseball in Detroit chronicles the history of the various teams and players that spent time in the "Motor City." From the aftermath of the First World War, through the Jazz Age and Prohibition, the Great Depression, and through the 1950s, the history of the Negro Leagues parallels...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738507075
• ISBN13: 9780738507071
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Photographs

The pictures are great and the writing is fun to read. You'll love this book!