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Author:

Morhard, Ruth Hanford, author.

Title:

Mrs. Morhard and the boys (Large Type) / Ruth Hanford Morhard.

Edition:

Center Point Large Print edition.

Publisher:

Center Point Large Print,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

463 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Morhard, Josephine,--1891-1978.
Cleveland Indians (Baseball team)--History.
Cleveland Indians (Baseball team)
Little League baseball--Cleveland--Cleveland--History.
Baseball--Cleveland--Cleveland--History.
Baseball coaches--Cleveland--Cleveland--Biography.
Cleveland (Ohio)--Biography.
Cleveland (Ohio)--Social conditions--20th century.
Large type books.
Baseball.
Baseball coaches.
Large type books.
Little League baseball.
Social conditions.
Ohio--Cleveland.
1900-1999
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
Biographies.

Notes:

"One mother's vision. The first boys' baseball league. A nation inspired." Regular print version previously published by: Kensington Publishing Corp. Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"As the Great Depression brought America to the brink of disaster, a devoted single mother in Cleveland, Ohio, wrestled triumph out of adversity by creating a community activity that would inspire the nation. Josephine Morhard's daughter-in-law recounts the extraordinary life and accomplishments of the woman who established the first boys' baseball league in America"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1643581511
9781643581514

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1083700793

LCCN:

2019002483

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

JSPB572 -- Ely Public Library (Ely)

CGPC482 -- Marengo Public Library (Marengo)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

SKPC094 -- Sumner Public Library (Sumner)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)

TBPD706 -- Wilton Public Library (Wilton)

BNPD611 -- Winterset Public Library (Winterset)