WE ARE THE SHIP from Disney

WE ARE THE SHIP
WE ARE THE SHIP
Subtitle:
The Story of Negro League Baseball
Book Category:
Juvenile Nonfiction > Sports & Recreation > Baseball & Softball
Author:
Nelson, Kadir
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 13:
9780786808328
Price:
USD 18.99
Publication Year:
2008

Publisher Info

Disney-Hyperion.

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Book Description

The story of Negro League baseball is the story of gifted athletes and determined owners; of racial discrimination and international sportsmanship; of fortunes won and lost; of triumphs and defeats on and off the field. It is a perfect mirror for the social and political history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. But most of all, the story of the Negro Leagues is about hundreds of unsung heroes who overcame segregation, hatred, terrible conditions, and low pay to do the one thing they loved more than anything else in the world: play ball.