The Heyday of Willie, Duke, and Mickey: New York City Baseball's Golden Age Amid Integration - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9798881842574UPC:9798881842574Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Baseball, History, Cultural & Social AspectsBook Topic:HistorySize:9.05 x 6.40 x 1.16 inchesWeight:1.4308Product ID:SCFAA3RS7B
The Heyday of Willie, Duke, and Mickey: New York City Baseball's Golden Age Amid Integration
A new perspective on postwar New York City baseball, including the city's Negro League teams
In the golden age of baseball, three Major League Baseball teams in New York City vied for supremacy on the diamond, with the New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, and New York Yankees each winning at least one World Series. Too often overlooked, the Negro Leagues had five teams in the city fighting for...Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9798881842574UPC:9798881842574Book Category:Sports & RecreationBook Subcategory:Baseball, History, Cultural & Social AspectsBook Topic:HistorySize:9.05 x 6.40 x 1.16 inchesWeight:1.4308Product ID:SCFAA3RS7B
Robert C. Cottrell was a longtime professor of history and American studies at California State University, Chico. He taught a course for many years on American Popular Culture and offered seminars on baseball and American culture. He is the author of The Best Pitcher in Baseball: The Life of Rube Foster, Negro League Giant; Blackball, the Black Sox, and the Babe: Baseball's Crucial 1920 Season;...
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