Title:
Black baseball, 1858-1900 : a comprehensive record of the teams, players, managers, owners and umpires / James E. Brunson III ; foreword by John Thorn.
Author:
Brunson, James E. (James Edward), 1954- author.
Publication Information:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
©2019
Call Number:
GV863.A1 B7848 2019 V.1
Abstract:
" 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.
ISBN:
9780786494170
9781476616582
Physical Description:
3 volumes (vii, 1393 pages) : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm.
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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: The Rise of Black Umpires (Essay) -- Black Umpires: A Chronology of Games, 1858-1900 -- The Politics of Performance: Music, Minstrelsy and Black Baseball (Essay).
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