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Before Jackie Robinson : the Transcendent Role of Black Sporting Pioneers.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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UNP - Nebraska,
2017-02-01 00:00:00.0.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Like a Comet across the Heavens: Isaac Burns Murphy, Horseracing, and the Age of American Exceptionalism; 2. John M. Shippen Jr.: Testing the Front Nine of American Golf; 3. When Great Wasn't Good Enough: Sam Ransom's Journey from Athlete to Activist; 4. A League of Their Own: Rube Foster's" Pitfalls of Baseball" Revisited; 5. Bessie Coleman: "The Only Race Aviatrix in the World"; 6. Sol Butler: The Fleeting Fame of a World- Class Black Athlete; 7. Robert L. "Bob" Douglas: "Aristocracy on the Court, an Architect of Men."
- 8. Isadore Channels: The Recovered Life of a Great African American Sports Star9. Tommy Brookins: Pioneer in Two Worlds; 10. Tidye Pickett: The Unfulfilled Aspirations of America's Pioneering African American Female Track Star; 11. Harold "Killer" Johnson: Making a Career in the Popular Culture; 12. Continuing the Struggle: Teddy Rhodes and Professional Golf; Contributors; Index.