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The Rise of Mike Tyson, Heavyweight
Covering Mike Tyson's complete amateur and professional boxing career, this book follows the Brooklyn native from his early years as a 12 year old criminal in Brownsville to his …
Cool Papas and Double Duties
Many of the great ballplayers of the Negro League have been forgotten simply because baseball's Hall of Fame would not recognize black players until Jackie Robinson and Satchel …
The Evolution of Pitching in Major League Baseball
"The author discusses the changes in rules that helped mold baseball into its modern form, and discusses innovators, early stars, and modern day standouts. The book explores rule …
Visitors to Ancient America
Researchers in American anthropology and archaeology from the late seventeenth century to the present--including Cotton Mather, John Wesley Powell, Thor Heyerdahl, and Betty …
Gabby Hartnett
Gabby Harnett is believed by many to be the greatest catcher of all time. This work chronicles Hartnett's life from his early years in Millville, Massachusetts, through his …
Black Baseball Out of Season
Negro League ballplayers, earning paychecks comparable to those of blue-collar workers, needed an off-season source of income to make ends meet. Many of them found the answer in …
The California Winter League
The California Winter League was the first to bring together Negro League teams and white professional teams in one league. It operated from October through February each year from …
Black Baseball Out of Season
Negro League ballplayers, earning paychecks comparable to those of blue-collar workers, needed an off-season source of income to make ends meet. Many of them found the answer in …
Single-Season Home Run Kings
After Babe Ruth erased Buck Freeman's record in 1919, the new mark stood for 34 years before Maris bettered it, defying as he did an incredulous sporting public. And just as fans' …
All-Stars for All Time
This work uses practical measures to scientifically rank major league players, position by position, according to their offensive and defensive skills. The author has adjusted …
Cool Papas and Double Duties
Many of the great ballplayers of the Negro League have been forgotten simply because baseball's Hall of Fame would not recognize black players until Jackie Robinson and Satchel …