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Black Baseball, 1858-1900 : a comprehensive record of the teams, players, managers, owners and umpires / James E. Brunson III ; Foreword by John Thorn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brunson, James E. (James Edward), 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baseball--United States--History--19th century.
- Baseball.
- African American baseball managers--Biography.
- African American baseball managers.
- Negro leagues--History--19th century.
- Negro leagues.
- Discrimination in sports--United States--History.
- Discrimination in sports.
- Baseball--Records--United States.
- African American baseball umpires--Biography.
- African American baseball umpires.
- African American baseball team owners--Biography.
- African American baseball team owners.
- African American baseball players--Biography.
- African American baseball players.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1,402 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- " This is one of the most important baseball books to be published in a long time, taking a comprehensive look at black participation in the national pastime from 1858 through 1900. It provides team rosters and team histories, player biographies, a list of umpires and games they officiated, and information on team managers and team secretaries"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Volume 1. Introduction: The Scribbling Class
- "They Covered Themselves in Glory": The Lost Baseball World of the New Negro (Essay)
- Team Profiles, 1858/1900
- Club Rosters, 1858/1900
- Directory: Managers, Promoters, and Other Contacts, 1867/1900
- Volume 2: Brothers and Brotherhood: Black Baseball's Family Networks (Essay)
- Empire and Pastime: The Objectification of Black Baseball (Essay)
- Player Register, A/L
- Volume 3: Player Register, M/Z
- A Matter of Ability, and Not Color: Umpires and Team Contacts (Essay)
- Black Umpires: A Chronology of Games, 1858/1900
- The Politics of Performance: Music, Minstrelsy and Black Baseball (Essay).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-1658-2
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