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Queen of the Negro Leagues : Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles / James Overmyer.
Van Pelt Library GV865.M325 O94 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Overmyer, James, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manley, Effa, 1897-1981.
- Manley, Effa.
- Newark Eagles (Baseball team).
- Baseball team owners--United States--Biography.
- Baseball team owners.
- History.
- Women baseball team owners.
- United States.
- Women baseball team owners--United States--Biography.
- Newark Eagles (Baseball team)--History.
- African American business enterprises.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Negro Leagues centennial edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
- Summary:
- "In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, this book honors the life of Effa Manley, the trailblazing female co-owner of baseball's Newark Eagles. This edition includes new details regarding the Negro Leagues, Manley's induction into the Hall of Fame, and previously-unknown information about Manley's childhood and family"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles. 1993, and of later edition: Queen of the Negro leagues, 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Overmyer, James Queen of the Negro Leagues
- ISBN:
- 9781538139844
- 1538139847
- OCLC:
- 1130320632
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