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Only the ball was white by Peterson, Robert · Booklabria

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Only the ball was white

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Only the ball was white

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First published: 1970
Language: English
Editions: 4

Synopsis

Telling the forgotten story of black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball, this book reconstructs the old Negro Leagues from contemporary sports publications, accounts of games in the black press, and through interviews with men who actually played the game.

Subjects: History
Biography
Baseball
Baseball players
Baseball, history
African American baseball players
Set in: United States

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