Larry Powell

Black Barons of Birmingham

The South's Greatest Negro League Team and Its Players

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A unique approach to the history of a Negro League team: The first half of this book covers the leagues and the players of the 1920s, the 1930s, and 1940 through 1947 (when Robinson broke the color barrier). The second half is devoted to the Black Barons of subsequent decades, the former Barons invited to tryout camps, others who were signed with minor league clubs, and the fortunate few who got their long-awaited chance in the majors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 438g
• ISBN-13: 9780786438068
• ISBN-10: 0786438061
• Artikelnr.: 25604184

Autorenporträt

Larry Powell is a professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He is the author or coauthor of several books and articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Clayton Sherrod     
Preface     
PART I. THE BLACK BARONS BEFORE INTEGRATION
Introduction     
1. The Black Barons in the 1920s     
2. The Black Barons in the 1930s     
3. The Black Barons in the 1940s     
PART II. THE BLACK BARONS AFTER INTEGRATION
Introduction     
4. Post-Robinson Era Black Barons     
5. Players and Tryout Camps     
6. Black Barons in the White Minor Leagues     
7. Black Barons in the Major Leagues     
Afterword     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index