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What were the Negro Leagues? Cover Image Book Book

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

Johnson, Varian, (author.). Marchesi, Stephen, (illustrator.).

Summary:

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

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781524789992
  • ISBN: 1524789992
  • ISBN: 9781524789985
  • ISBN: 1524789984
  • ISBN: 9781544439853
  • ISBN: 1544439857
  • ISBN: 1524790001
  • ISBN: 9781524790004
  • Physical Description: 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2019.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Target Audience Note:
Ages: 8-12 years.

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      Athens-Clarke County Library 		JNF 796.357 JOHNSON ( Send Text)
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      Catoosa County Library 		J 796.357 JOHNSON, VARIAN ( Send Text)
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      Lovejoy Branch 		J 796.357 JOHNSON, VARIAN ( Send Text)
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