Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line (Volume 23) (American Crossroads) by Burgos, Adrian

University of California Press, 2007-06-04. Paperback. Acceptable. 0.5000 in x 9.0000 in x 5.6000 in. Contains some, or all, of the following: highlights, notes, and underlining. Light edge wear.

University of California Press, June 2007. Trade . Very Good. Very Good- Softcover. Light shelfwear to covers. Sticker on cover. Sticker residue on spine. Textblock lightly soiled. Some pages have a bent corner. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

Berkeley: University of California Press. 1st pbk. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 362 pages. INSCRIBED BY BURGOS on the title page. Although largely ignored by historians of both baseball in general and the Negro leagues in particular, Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning. In this benchmark study on Latinos and professional baseball from the 1880s to the present, Adrian Burgos tells a compelling story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn―passing as “Spanish” in the major leagues or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues. Burgos draws on archival materials from the U.S., Cuba, and Puerto Rico, as well as Spanish- and English-language publications and interviews with Negro league and major league players. He demonstrates how the manipulation of racial distinctions that allowed management to recruit and sign Latino players provided a template for Brooklyn Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey when he initiated… Read More

University of California Press, 2007-06-04. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning. This study on Latinos and professional baseball since the 1880s tells a story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn - passing as 'Spanish' in the major leagues or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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Univ of California Pr, 2007. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 362 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

University of California Press, 2007-06-04. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!