Story Negro Baseball CL

by William Brashler

Book Overview

From about 1890 to 1947, major-league baseball was closed to blacks. William Brasher traces the history of black baseball from prior to the ban on blacks, through the creation of the Negro Leagues, to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395671698
• ISBN13: 9780395671696
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

great book for kids!

This is a wonderful book for kids..particularly boys, who are interested in baseball. It gives a wonderful perspective on not only the players but the society in which they lived.