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Howard Arlene |
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Titolo |
Elston and me : the story of the first black Yankee / / Arlene Howard with Ralph Wimbish |
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Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2001 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Sports and American culture series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Soggetti |
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Baseball players - United States |
African American baseball players |
Baseball players' spouses - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- ForewoRd -- Preface -- Introduction -- Compton Hill -- Emmaline's Son -- Kansas City -- The Wedding -- The White Yankees -- The Rookie -- The Bronx, 1956 -- Casey's Machine -- A New Ball Game -- Baseball's Best Catcher -- Teaneck -- MVP -- Elston Howard Night -- The Elbow -- The Impossible Dream -- Retirement -- Good-bye, Jackie -- Ready to Manage -- Elston Jr. -- Yankee Class -- Farewell -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The authors recall the life of the first Black to play baseball for New York Yankees. |
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