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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press

ISBN-100803280009

ISBN-139780803280007

eBay Product ID (ePID)1885498

Product Key Features

Book TitleBlack Baseball's National Showcase : the East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953

Number of Pages500 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicBaseball / History, General

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation

AuthorLarry Lester

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight37.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-027064

Reviews"Lester highlights black baseball's leading event, the East-West All-Star Game, which was held for just over two decades. His volume contains a fine chapter on Gus Greenlee, the visionary owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords . . . . Essential for baseball aficionados and public libraries."--Library Journal., Lester has assembled 20 years of headlined articles, photos, game stats and league records into a sort of Negro Leagues all-star game almanac-a year-by-year reconstruction of every East-West game from 1933 to 1953, with Lester''s own historical notes offering context for each year''s entries. . . . There is an authentic, time capsule quality about Lester''s collection and more than enough raw stats to fuel hot stove leagues across the country for many an evening."-Publishers Weekly, "Lester highlights black baseball''s leading event, the East-West All-Star Game, which was held for just over two decades. His volume contains a fine chapter on Gus Greenlee, the visionary owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords . . . . Essential for baseball aficionados and public libraries." - Library Journal, "Lester highlights black baseball's leading event, the East-West All-Star Game, which was held for just over two decades. His volume contains a fine chapter on Gus Greenlee, the visionary owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords . . . . Essential for baseball aficionados and public libraries." - Library Journal, "Lester highlights black baseball''s leading event, the East-West All-Star Game, which was held for just over two decades. His volume contains a fine chapter on Gus Greenlee, the visionary owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords . . . . Essential for baseball aficionados and public libraries."--Library Journal., "What''s so refreshing is that in Lester''s able hands, Black Baseball''s National Showcase becomes more than just a fascinating look back at some great games played by greater players. Instead, Lester uses the East-West game as a prism for viewing the sometimes-contradictory forces-economic, political, personal and communal-at work in black baseball, in turn complicating the aura of nostalgia that occasionally seeps into histories of the Negro Leagues."- Chicago Tribune, "What''s so refreshing is that in Lester''s able hands, Black Baseball''s National Showcase becomes more than just a fascinating look back at some great games played by greater players. Instead, Lester uses the East-West game as a prism for viewing the sometimes-contradictory forces--economic, political, personal and communal--at work in black baseball, in turn complicating the aura of nostalgia that occasionally seeps into histories of the Negro Leagues."--Chicago Tribune, "Lester''s pioneering research brings to life the all-star games that featured some of the best baseball players in the world, all of whom were barred from the major leagues, and drew at times more than 50,000 fans. This attractive book includes previously unpublished photographs, strong historical research and excerpts from the African American newspapers that covered the games."- Sacramento Bee, "Lester''s pioneering research brings to life the all-star games that featured some of the best baseball players in the world, all of whom were barred from the major leagues, and drew at times more than 50,000 fans. This attractive book includes previously unpublished photographs, strong historical research and excerpts from the African American newspapers that covered the games."-Sacramento Bee, "What's so refreshing is that in Lester's able hands, Black Baseball's National Showcase becomes more than just a fascinating look back at some great games played by greater players. Instead, Lester uses the East-West game as a prism for viewing the sometimes-contradictory forces-economic, political, personal and communal-at work in black baseball, in turn complicating the aura of nostalgia that occasionally seeps into histories of the Negro Leagues."- Chicago Tribune, "Elaborate and enjoyable . . . . It is a joy to read these pieces, some of which present eloquent and compelling arguments for integration while maintaining great pride in the talent and achievements of black baseball. A wonderful addition . . . Lester''s book is suitable both as an engrossing story to be read from cover to cover and as a reference work."--Choice., "What''s so refreshing is that in Lester''s able hands, Black Baseball''s National Showcase becomes more than just a fascinating look back at some great games played by greater players. Instead, Lester uses the East-West game as a prism for viewing the sometimes-contradictory forces-economic, political, personal and communal-at work in black baseball, in turn complicating the aura of nostalgia that occasionally seeps into histories of the Negro Leagues."-Chicago Tribune, "Lester has assembled 20 years of headlined articles, photos, game statsand league records into a sort of Negro Leagues all-star game almanac---ayear-by-year reconstruction of every East-West game from 1933 to 1953, withLester's own historical notes offering context for each year's entries. . ..There is an authentic, time capsule quality about Lester's collection andmore than enough raw stats to fuel hot stove leagues across the country formany an evening." Publishers Weekly, January 28, 2002, "Elaborate and enjoyable. . . . It is a joy to read these pieces, some of which present eloquent and compelling arguments for integration while maintaining great pride in the talent and achievements of black baseball. A wonderful addition. . . . Lester''s book is suitable both as an engrossing story to be read from cover to cover and as a reference work."- Choice, "Lester has assembled 20 years of headlined articles, photos, game stats and league records into a sort of Negro Leagues all-star game almanac--a year-by-year reconstruction of every East-West game from 1933 to 1953, with Lester''s own historical notes offering context for each year''s entries. . . . There is an authentic, time capsule quality about Lester''s collection and more than enough raw stats to fuel hot stove leagues across the country for many an evening."-Publishers Weekly, "Lester''s pioneering research brings to life the all-star games that featured some of the best baseball players in the world, all of whom were barred from the major leagues, and drew at times more than 50,000 fans. This attractive book includes previously unpublished photographs, strong historical research and excerpts from the African American newspapers that covered the games."--Sacramento Bee, "Elaborate and enjoyable. . . . It is a joy to read these pieces, some of which present eloquent and compelling arguments for integration while maintaining great pride in the talent and achievements of black baseball. A wonderful addition. . . . Lester's book is suitable both as an engrossing story to be read from cover to cover and as a reference work."- Choice, Lester has assembled 20 years of headlined articles, photos, game stats and league records into a sort of Negro Leagues all-star game almanac-a year-by-year reconstruction of every East-West game from 1933 to 1953, with Lester''s own historical notes offering context for each year''s entries. . . . There is an authentic, time capsule quality about Lester''s collection and more than enough raw stats to fuel hot stove leagues across the country for many an evening." -Publishers Weekly, Lester has assembled 20 years of headlined articles, photos, game stats and league records into a sort of Negro Leagues all-star game almanac-a year-by-year reconstruction of every East-West game from 1933 to 1953, with Lester's own historical notes offering context for each year's entries. . . . There is an authentic, time capsule quality about Lester's collection and more than enough raw stats to fuel hot stove leagues across the country for many an evening." -Publishers Weekly, "Lester's pioneering research brings to life the all-star games that featured some of the best baseball players in the world, all of whom were barred from the major leagues, and drew at times more than 50,000 fans. This attractive book includes previously unpublished photographs, strong historical research and excerpts from the African American newspapers that covered the games."- Sacramento Bee, "Elaborate and enjoyable. . . . It is a joy to read these pieces, some of which present eloquent and compelling arguments for integration while maintaining great pride in the talent and achievements of black baseball. A wonderful addition. . . . Lester''s book is suitable both as an engrossing story to be read from cover to cover and as a reference work."-Choice, "Lester highlights black baseball''s leading event, the East-West All-Star Game, which was held for just over two decades. His volume contains a fine chapter on Gus Greenlee, the visionary owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords . . . . Essential for baseball aficionados and public libraries."-Library Journal

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal796.357/648/08996073

SynopsisThe verdict is in. Whatever the deficiencies of the black baseball leagues as a source of reliable statistics, no one now doubts that when the best black players assembled for the annual East-West games, which for a generation paralleled the white All-Star games, the concentration of ability on the field was second to none. This work brings together for the first time the painstakingly assembled history of those games, including reconstructed play-by-plays and accurate statistical records. Larry Lester recaptures the vigor of black communities' united attention to the event, describes the players whose talent brought them to this pinnacle of achievement, and discusses the maneuvers of promoters, gamblers, and petty tyrants who cast an occasional shadow on the sunlit fields of Chicago., The verdict is in. Whatever the deficiencies of the black baseball leagues as a source of reliable statistics, no one now doubts that when the best black players assembled for the annual East-West games, which for a generation paralleled the white All-Star games, the concentration of ability on the field was second to none. This work brings together for the first time the painstakingly assembled history of those games, including reconstructed play-by-plays and accurate statistical records. Larry Lester recaptures the vigor of black communities' united attention to the event, describes the players whose talent brought them to this pinnacle of achievement, and discusses the maneuvers of promoters, gamblers, and petty tyrants who cast an occasional shadow on the sunlit fields of Chicago.

LC Classification NumberGV878.2.L47 2001