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Black Barons of Birmingham : the south's greatest Negro League team and its players / Larry Powell ; foreword by Clayton Sherrod.
Van Pelt Library GV875.B57 P68 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Powell, Larry, 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birmingham Black Barons (Baseball team)--History.
- Birmingham Black Barons (Baseball team).
- Negro leagues--History.
- Negro leagues.
- History.
- Baseball--Alabama--Birmingham--History.
- Baseball.
- Alabama--Birmingham.
- Physical Description:
- v, 220 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]
- Summary:
- "Emphasizes first the accomplishments within the organized black leagues of the 1920s through 1947 (the year Robinson broke the color line); then the Black Barons of subsequent decades, the former Barons invited to Tryout Camps, others who signed with minor league clubs, and the fortunate few who got their long-awaited chance at the major leagues"--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786438068
- 0786438061
- OCLC:
- 261267980
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