Oscar Charleston: The Life and Legend of Baseball's Greatest Forgotten Player

by Jeremy Beer

Book Overview

2020 SABR Seymour Medal
2019 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year

Buck O'Neil once described him as "Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Tris Speaker rolled into one." Among experts he is regarded as the best player in Negro Leagues history. During his prime he became a legend in Cuba and one of Black America's most popular figures. Yet even among serious sports fans, Oscar Charleston is virtually unknown today.

In a long career...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 149621711X
• ISBN13: 9781496217110
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.7" x 9.3"