| The Chicago American Giants Contributor(s): Debono, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786466081 ISBN-13: 9780786466085 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2006026884 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.96" W x 10.05" (1.07 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Black History - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1950's - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Locality - Chicago, Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1886, a semipro team known as the Union Baseball Club was founded in Chicago. Under the leadership of Frank Leland, this team of black players worked its way to the top of Chicago's otherwise all-white semipro city league. In 1902, Leland recruited a talented young pitcher from Texas, Rube Foster, who soon established himself as one of the game's outstanding players, seized the leadership of the Union Baseball Club and founded the Chicago American Giants. This team would dominate the early years of the Negro National League, also founded by Foster. Covering the years 1870-1953, this is a history of a legendary Negro League team. Sources include contemporary newspaper articles and interviews with veteran players. Many photographs, a comprehensive biographical dictionary and a detailed game log are included. |