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James Overmyer

Queen of the Negro Leagues

Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,5 cm / 15,7 cm / 2,3 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9781538139844

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312 Seiten
April 2020
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, this bookhonors 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.

James Overmyer

Foreword Introduction 1: Introducing Effa 2: Opening (and Closing) in Brooklyn 3: The Team and the Town 4: Getting to Be at Home 5: The Business of Black Baseball 6: The Manleys for Reform 7: World War II, and Other Battles 8: The Championship Season 9: Good-bye to the Queen 10: Still Fighting Appendix A: Effa's Competition-The Other Owners of Black Teams Notes Bibliography Index About the Author