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Pride against prejudice : the biography of Larry Doby / Joseph Thomas Moore.
Author
Moore, Joseph Thomas
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : Praeger, 1988.
Description
1 online resource (224 p.)
Details
Subject(s)
Baseball players
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United States
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Biography
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Discrimination in sports
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United States
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African American baseball players
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Case studies
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Doby, Larry
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Series
Contributions in Afro-American and African studies Pride against prejudice
Summary note
Larry Doby was the first black player in the American League, going to the Cleveland Indians just 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson joined the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Aware of Mr. Doby's neglect by biographers, Mr. Moore, who has been a fan of his subject ever since he heard the Doby legend, seeks to give him recognition. . . . Mr. Moore used records, interviews and a clear narrative style to make his points (what is more persuasive in sports than an athlete's record! what is more animated than public statements and their refutations!), and gives voice to some of Mr. Doby's se
Notes
Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliography and index.
Language note
English
Contents
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Photograph of 1948; 2. Black Bottom; 3. The North Star; 4. The End of Innocence; 5. From Mog-Mog to Newark; 6. Pioneer; Illustrations (following page 65); 7. The Most Significant Player in the League; 8. Prime Time; 9. ""A Load Off My Back""; 10. ""Gaijin""; 11. Another Robinson; 12. Veeck, Again; 13. Major League Manager; 14. Pride Against Prejudice; Appendix: Larry Doby's Career Statistics; Bibliographical Notes; Index
ISBN
1-282-57368-3
9786612573682
0-313-39073-8
0-313-06443-1
OCLC
742332692
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