The Journal Of Biddy Owens : The Negro Leagues, Birmingham, Alabama, 1948 (Dear America Series)
Author(s):
Myers, Walter Dean
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 5 - 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
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| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Scholastic Inc. |
| Publication Year: | 2001 |
| Publication Place: | USA |
| SKU: | 000186 |
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| Categories: | Children's Books - Fiction , Children's Books - Vintage |
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142pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Complete with fold out facsimile "Negro Leagues" flyer from 1948 bound in at rear (as issued). Journal written by the black teenager, Biddy Owens, when in 1948 he worked for the Birmingham Black Barons. Includes references to games and players, the racism the team encountered from New Orleans to Chicago, his parents' resistance to his becoming a professional baseball player; and a historical note on the evolution of baseball.
Keywords:
Baseball
Baseball History
American History
Segregation
Race Relations
Black History
