Rube Foster in His Time

Name: Rube Foster in His Time
Brand: McFarland
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By Larry Lester

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Although Andrew "Rube" Foster (1879-1930) stands among the best African American pitchers of the 1900s, this baseball pioneer made his name as the founder and president of the Negro National League, the first all-black league to survive a full season. In addition to founding this groundbreaking black-owned and -operated business, Foster also founded and managed the Chicago American Giants, one of the most successful black baseball teams of the pre-integration era. This definitive biography combines period editorials and correspondence with insightful narrative to provide a comprehensive portrait of this innovative Hall of Famer. From the unstructured early days of black baseball, when Foster gained glory as a hard-throwing pitcher, through his struggles to establish the NNL and the Giants, to his tragic death from complications of syphilis, this work pays overdue tribute to an authentic American baseball icon.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

266

Release Date:

2012-08-31

Publication Date:

2012-08-31

Publisher:

McFarland

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0786439270

ISBN13:

9780786439270

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Minimum Reading Age:

18

Weight:

507 g

Height:

178 cm

Width:

254 cm

Thickness:

14 cm

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