The Baltimore Elite Giants: Sport and Society in the Age of Negro League Baseball

by Bob Luke

Book Overview

One of the best-known teams in the old Negro Leagues, the Elite Giants of Baltimore featured some of the outstanding African American players of the day. Sociologist and baseball writer Bob Luke narrates the untold story of the team and its interaction with the city and its people during the long years of segregation.

To convey a sense of the action on the field and the major events in the team's history, Luke highlights important games,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801891167
• ISBN13: 9780801891168
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher