| Swinging for the Fences: Black Baseball in Minnesota Contributor(s): Hoffbeck, Steven R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1681341026 ISBN-13: 9781681341026 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 7" W x 10" (1.01 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Swinging for the Fences tells the great stories of baseball's past, from establishment of the color line and the early formation of the barnstorming teams to dazzling hits by black heroes that led the Twins to victory over the Cardinals in 1987. Each chapter focuses on one key player and gives readers an intimate look at the national pastime as it has evolved over the last century. These are stories of the bonds that formed between players, of legendary moments in baseball's past, and of real people whose love of the game kept them playing against tough odds. Featured here are Hall of Famers like Willie Mays, Roy Campanella, and Kirby Puckett and great players like Walter Ball, John Wesley Donaldson, and Bud Fowler, who, because of their race, never made the stats books. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hoffbeck, Steven R.: - Steven R. Hoffbeck, is the author of the Minnesota Book Award winner The Haymakers: A Chronicle of Five Farm Families (Minnesota Historical Society Press). He lives in Barnesville, Minnesota. |