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Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1860-1901: Operating by Any Means Necessary

Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1860-1901: Operating by Any Means Necessary

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An account of the birth of black baseball and its dramatic passage from grass-roots venture to commercial enterprise. It assesses the impact of urbanization and migration, and applauds those innovators who forged black baseball into a parallel club that also appealed to whites.

Author: Michael E. Lomax
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 04/01/2003
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.90w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780815607861

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 05/25/2003 pg. 10
Black Issues Book Review 07/01/2003 pg. 57

About the Author
Michael E. Lomax is associate professor of sport history in the Department of Health and Human Physiology at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1902-1931: The Negro National and Eastern Colored Leagues.

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