Describes how players from south of the border broke down cultural, racial, and language barriers to survive and thrive in Major League baseball.
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Describes how players from south of the border broke down cultural, racial, and language barriers to survive and thrive in Major League baseball.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. First printing. xv, 303 p. , [8] p. of plates: ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-294) and index.
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Very Good Condition in Good jacket. Very Good, Dust Jacket chipped, torn, good. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Baseball; ISBN: 0940279355. ISBN/EAN: 9780940279353. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 316.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 303 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Some rounding to cloth at head of spine. Very good dust jacket.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Signed by Author(s) First printing. Briefly inscribed and SIGNED by both authors. Fine in a very good dustjacket with a 1'2" closed tear to top of front panel. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 117)
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Near Fine in Near Fine d/j jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. No external library markings, mylar covered d/j taped on, library label and withdrawn stamp on front endpaper. 303 pages.
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Grand Rapids. 1991. Masters Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0940279355. Foreword by Ernie Harwell. 303 pages. hardcover. Jacket photograph: collection of Charles Monfort. Back flap photograph: Pearce Klevan. Jacket design: Anne Shuart. Jacket photograph: AdoIfo 'Dolf'Luque, Cuban pitcher who won 27 games with Cincinnati in 1923 and 193 games in the major leagues, poses with. keywords: Baseball Latin America History. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Some of the finest ballplayers in the history of Major League Baseball have hailed from Latin America. Their names are etched in our memories: superstar Roberto Clemente, high-kicking ace right-hander Juan Marichal, sluggers Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez, colorful Luis Tiant, pitching sensation Fernando Valenzuela, and speedsters Bert Campaneris and Luis Aparicio. Others, such as Hector Espino, whose dignity and principles kept him in Mexico, and Martin Dihigo, whose color barred him from the major leagues, have remained outside the spotlight of the U.S. press, yet they hold a place near to the hearts of baseball fans in their homelands. Tracing the development of the game in Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela, BEISBOL demonstrates why the game has become a source of great national and regional pride for Latin Americans. Bêisbol also traces the development of Latin leagues as a key source of talent for U.S. minor and major league rosters. Finally, BEISBOL examines the cultural, racial, and linguistic barriers facing Latin Americans trying to survive and thrive in Major League Baseball. Written in an informative yet entertaining style and supplemented by two statistical appendices, BEISBOL is a welcome celebration of the vital Latin American contribution to professional baseball. inventory #15517.
