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Black baseball, 1858-1900 : a comprehensive record of the teams, players, managers, owners and umpires
- 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-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- ©2019
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Volume 3 | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR GV863.A1 B7848 2019 Volume 3 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Volume 2 | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR GV863.A1 B7848 2019 Volume 2 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Volume 1 | Text | No restrictions | *R-RMRR GV863.A1 B7848 2019 Volume 1 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference |
Details
- Description
- 3 volumes (vii, 1,393 pages) : illustrations, portraits; 28 cm
- Summary
- " 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"--
- Subject
- 1800-1899
- Baseball > United States > History > 19th century
- Negro leagues > History > 19th century
- African American baseball players > Biography
- African American baseball team owners > Biography
- African American baseball umpires > Biography
- African American baseball managers > Biography
- Baseball > Records > United States
- Discrimination in sports > United States > History
- African American baseball managers
- African American baseball players
- African American baseball team owners
- African American baseball umpires
- Baseball
- Baseball > Records
- Discrimination in sports
- Negro leagues
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Informational works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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).
- Call Number
- GV863.A1
- ISBN
- 9780786494170
- 0786494174
- 9781476616582
- 1476616582
- LCCN
- 2018032704
- OCLC
- 1060179344
- Author
- Brunson, James E. (James Edward), 1954- author.
- Title
- Black baseball, 1858-1900 : a comprehensive record of the teams, players, managers, owners and umpires / James E. Brunson III ; foreword by John Thorn.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- REFERENCE, W/ PLAYER REGISTER, TEAM PROFILES, ROSTERS, ETC.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Research Call Number
- *R-RMRR GV863.A1 B7848 2019