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What were the Negro Leagues? by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: What was?Publication details: New York Penguin Workshop 2019.Description: 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations, maps 20 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.35 JOH
Contents:
What were the Negro Leagues? -- The beginning of baseball -- The first black pro teams -- Early black baseball stars -- The father of black baseball -- A league of their own -- The Negro Leagues grow -- The second Negro national League -- The Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays -- The great experiment -- Jackie Robinson -- The end of an era -- Their place in history -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
Summary: Introduces the Negro Leagues of baseball, highlighting the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the leagues during the 1930s and 1940s.
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Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-back corner G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 796.35 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4008504

What were the Negro Leagues? -- The beginning of baseball -- The first black pro teams -- Early black baseball stars -- The father of black baseball -- A league of their own -- The Negro Leagues grow -- The second Negro national League -- The Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays -- The great experiment -- Jackie Robinson -- The end of an era -- Their place in history -- Timelines -- Bibliography.

Introduces the Negro Leagues of baseball, highlighting the players, coaches, owners, and teams that dominated the leagues during the 1930s and 1940s.

Ages 8-12

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