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Southern League
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Author : Larry Colton
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-05-14
Southern League written by Larry Colton and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Bestselling and award-winning author and former major league pitcher Larry Colton shares the story of the Birmingham Barons, the first racially-integrated team of any sport in the state of Alabama, just few months after the horrific 1964 Birmingham church bombing which killed four young black girls. Anybody who is familiar with the Civil Rights movement knows that 1964 was a pivotal year. And in Birmingham, Alabama - perhaps the epicenter of racial conflict - the Barons amazingly started their season with an integrated team. Johnny "Blue Moon" Odom, a talented pitcher and Tommie Reynolds, an outfielder - both young black ballplayers with dreams of playing someday in the big leagues, along with Bert Campaneris, a dark-skinned shortstop from Cuba, all found themselves in this simmering cauldron of a minor league town, all playing for Heywood Sullivan, a white former major leaguer who grew up just down the road in Dothan, Alabama. Colton traces the entire season, writing about the extraordinary relationships among these players with Sullivan, and Colton tells their story by capturing the essence of Birmingham and its citizens during this tumultuous year. (The infamous Bull Connor, for example, when not ordering blacks to be blasted by powerful water hoses, is a fervent follower of the Barons and served as a long-time broadcaster of their games.) By all accounts, the racial jeers and taunts that rained down upon these Birmingham players were much worse than anything that Jackie Robinson ever endured. More than a story about baseball, this is a true accounting of life in a different time and clearly a different place. Seventeen years after Jackie Robinson had broken the color line in the major leagues, Birmingham was exploding in race riots....and now, they were going to have their very first integrated sports team. This is a story that has never been told.
The Negro Southern League
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Author : William J. Plott
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-04-13
The Negro Southern League written by William J. Plott and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-13 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Negro Southern League was a baseball minor league that operated off and on from 1920 to 1951. It served as a valuable feeder system to the Negro National League and the Negro American League. A number of NNL and NAL stars got their start in the NSL, among them five Hall of Famers including Satchel Paige and Willie Mays. During its history, more than 80 teams were members of the league, representing 40 cities in a dozen states. In the end only four teams remained, operating more as semipro than professional teams. This book is a narrative history of the league from its inception with eight teams in major Southern cities until its demise three decades later.
The Negro Southern League
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Author : William J. Plott
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-04-02
The Negro Southern League written by William J. Plott and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The Negro Southern League was a baseball minor league that operated off and on from 1920 to 1951. It served as a valuable feeder system to the Negro National League and the Negro American League. A number of NNL and NAL stars got their start in the NSL, among them five Hall of Famers including Satchel Paige and Willie Mays. During its history, more than 80 teams were members of the league, representing 40 cities in a dozen states. In the end only four teams remained, operating more as semipro than professional teams. This book is a narrative history of the league from its inception with eight teams in major Southern cities until its demise three decades later.
Southern League Football
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Author : Paul Harrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Southern League Football written by Paul Harrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Soccer categories.
Southern League Football
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Author : Paul Harrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Southern League Football written by Paul Harrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Soccer categories.
Minor League Baseball
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Author : Frank Hoffmann
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-10-12
Minor League Baseball written by Frank Hoffmann and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-12 with Social Science categories.
Examine the big-league benefits of minor league baseball! The Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports examines the role played by minor league baseball in hundreds of cities and towns across the United States. Written from the unique perspective of a sociologist who also happens to be an avid baseball fan, the book looks at the contributions minor league teams make to the quality of life in their communities, creating focal points for spirit and cohesiveness while providing opportunities for interaction and entertainment. The book links theory and experience to present a “sociology of baseball” that explains the symbiotic relationship which brings people together for a common purpose—to root, root, root for the home team. From the author: Minor league baseball is played across the country in more than 100 very different communities. These communities seem to share a special bond with their teams. As with all sports teams, there is a symbiotic relationship between the team and the city or town that it represents. In the case of major league professional sports, the relationship is often fueled by economic outcomes. On the minor league level, the relationship appears to go beyond mere money and prestige. Minor league teams occupy a special place in our hearts. We are more forgiving when they lose, and extremely proud of them when they win. Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports is a detailed look at the connection between town and team, including: economic benefits (development strategies, community growth) intangible benefits (ballpark camaraderie, hometown pride) fan attachment and attendance (demographic variables, stadium accessibility, “home court advantage”) case studies of two Maryland minor-league franchises--the Class AA Bowie Baysox and the Class A Hagerstown Suns Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports also includes an introduction to the organizational structure of the minor leagues, a history of each current league, and charts and tables on attendance figures and franchise relocations. This book is essential reading for sociologists, sport sociologists/historians, academics and/or practitioners in the fields of community sociology and psychology, and of course, baseball fans.
Early Baseball In New Orleans
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Author : S. Derby Gisclair
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-03-11
Early Baseball In New Orleans written by S. Derby Gisclair and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-11 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In the 1800s, New Orleans' local economy evolved from rural-agrarian into urban-industrial. With this transformation came newfound leisure time, which birthed the concept of organized sport. Though first considered a game for children, baseball became New Orleans' most popular pastime, and by 1859, numerous baseball clubs had been established in the city. This book traces the development of baseball in New Orleans from its earliest recorded games in 1859 through the end of the 19th century, with a particular focus on the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Southern State Of Mind
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Author : Jan Nordby Gretlund
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 1999
The Southern State Of Mind written by Jan Nordby Gretlund and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Remarkably removed from the devotional, certifying, and celebratory view of the South that has dominated books of this genre, The Southern State of Mind addresses the question of whether inherited Southern values, problems, and contradictions have survived the onslaught of modernization."--BOOK JACKET.
Seventy Five Years Of Southern League Football
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Author : Lionel Francis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Seventy Five Years Of Southern League Football written by Lionel Francis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with categories.
The Plumbers Trade Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
The Plumbers Trade Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Air conditioning categories.