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Author:

Williams, Andrea, author.

Title:

Baseball's leading lady : Effa Manley and the rise and fall of the Negro Leagues / Andrea Williams.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Roaring Brook Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

viii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Manley, Effa,--1897-1981--Juvenile literature.
Negro leagues--History--Juvenile literature.
Baseball--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Baseball team owners--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women baseball team owners--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American women--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Newark Eagles (Baseball team)--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

A rebel is born. Color lines -- Fields of dreams -- Strong arms -- A league of their own -- Negro improvement -- New negroes -- Reversal of fortune -- Fair play -- A winning team. Black in business. King(s) of diamonds -- Born again -- Making moves -- Trouble in paradise -- Speaking up -- Waging war -- Enemies and allies. A change is gonna come. Battle wounds -- Best-laid plans -- Crossing the line -- The thief of New York -- The Negro (Leagues) problem -- Flying high -- Champions at last -- Winning and losing -- The call -- The beginning of the end -- Effa's last stand -- Epilogue.

Summary:

"The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and her ownership role in the Negro Leagues leading up to the integration of Major League Baseball"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1250623723
9781250623720

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1143845244

LCCN:

2020010677

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