{"product_id":"invisible-men-life-in-baseballs-negro-leagues-paperback-softback-9781496223395","title":"Invisible Men; Life in Baseball's Negro Leagues (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496223395","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInvisible Men\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLife in Baseball's Negro Leagues\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonn Rogosin (Author), Monte Irvin (Foreword by), Donn Rogosin (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496223395\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages, 40 photographs, 10 illustrations, 2 appendixes, index\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“This fascinating book is a milestone in baseball scholarship.”-Ken Burns\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“There are certain tales of the arena so inspiring and enraging that they need periodic retelling. And when they can be retold with fresh scholarship and from a contemporary perspective, there is cause for cheering in both the bleachers and the library stacks.”-Robert Lipsyte, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eInvisible Men\u003c\/i\u003e] is both highly readable and thoughtfully provocative a quarter-century after its initial publication. . . . The two main strengths Rogosin brings to his book are the comprehensive sampling of first-hand accounts, and a passion for setting the Negro leagues in the context of American culture (and vice versa). . . . Through numerous stories and vintage photographs \u003ci\u003eInvisible Men \u003c\/i\u003erenders visible the still-unsung heroes of the Negro Leagues and conveys the full range of life of the Negro Leagues admirably, providing insiders’ views of the rise and fall of a key African-American sports and social institution.”-\u003ci\u003eMaterial Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eInvisible Men\u003c\/i\u003e] is still relevant, perhaps more relevant than ever as it recounts in telling detail life in baseball’s Negro Leagues.”-Sportsology.net\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Enhanced by a superb selection of photographs and a useful index, this volume will appeal to the general reader as well as to the scholar, and it should find a place on many student reading lists. . . . It shows how sports history can enlighten areas of the past beyond the fields of play.”-Jim Harper, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"With fifty-two pages of appendices detailing year-by-year league standings and box scores from East-West all-star games, it is a valuable resource. . . . \u003ci\u003eInvisible Men\u003c\/i\u003e broke new ground when it was published and serves as an important document of early Negro League research.\"-Roberta J. Newman, \u003ci\u003eJournal of African American History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis fascinating book is a milestone in baseball scholarship.\u003c\/b\u003e-Ken Burns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis remarkable narrative is filled with the memories of many surviving Negro League players. What emerges is a glorious chapter in African American history and an often overlooked aspect of our American past. This edition features a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJackie Robinson was a Negro Leaguer before he became a Major Leaguer. So too were Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Monte Irvin, Roy Campanella, Willie Mays, and Willie Wells before entering the Baseball Hall of Fame. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInvisible Men\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the story of their lives in baseball. \u003cbr\u003e The Negro baseball leagues were among the most important Black institutions in segregated America, and the players were known and revered throughout Black America, both north and south. At a time when baseball was America’s favorite sport, the Negro League players crossed the color barrier to play memorable games with their white Major League counterparts and paved the way for Latin American ballplayers to become part of baseball’s history. The Negro Leaguers helped lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement with their achievements and examples.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Present at the Reawakening\u003cbr\u003e I. The World That Negro Baseball Made\u003cbr\u003e II. Up from Obscurity\u003cbr\u003e III. The Cult of Professionalism\u003cbr\u003e IV. The Heat of the Harlem Moon\u003cbr\u003e V. On the Road\u003cbr\u003e VI. The Latin Connection\u003cbr\u003e VII. Dusk and Dawn\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670795874584,"sku":"9781496223395","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/invisible-men-life-in-baseballs-negro-leagues-paperback-softback-9781496223395","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}