{"product_id":"out-of-the-shadows-african-american-baseball-from-the-cuban-giants-to-jackie-robinson-paperback","title":"Out of the Shadows: African American Baseball from the Cuban Giants to Jackie Robinson - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Kirwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Kirwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly fifteen years \u003ci\u003eNINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e has been a leading scholarly journal of baseball history. Covering the cultural and historical implications of America's national pastime, \u003ci\u003eNINE\u003c\/i\u003e has explored baseball from the earliest matches and little-known players of the 1800s to the modern billion-dollar industry and its superstars of today. Here, gathered for the first time, are the best essays from \u003ci\u003eNINE\u003c\/i\u003e that center on the complex and multifaceted topic of African Americans in baseball. This diverse collection offers an enlightening look at African American baseball in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Negro Leagues, and the turmoil surrounding the integration of baseball by Jackie Robinson and others. Influential figures such as the Negro League team owner Effa Manley, the writer Sol White, and the player Don Newcombe are explored, along with Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey. The book features an introduction by \u003ci\u003eNINE\u003c\/i\u003e founder and editor Bill Kirwin. Represented as well are other respected baseball historians, including the late Jerry Malloy, considered by many to be the leading scholar on nineteenth-century black baseball. \u003ci\u003eOut of the Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e addresses such themes as the importance of baseball to the African American community, the personal hardships faced by early integrators Robinson and Newcombe, the influence of female owners on the Negro Leagues, and the early days of barnstorming before integration, thereby providing a balanced and engaging overview of African American baseball history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePurchase the audio edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Kirwin is a professor emeritus of social work at the University of Calgary-Edmonton. He is the editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eNINE\u003c\/i\u003e, published by the University of Nebraska Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.46 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759275082016,"sku":"9780803278257","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f43f198495a7275c8cc20bdad18ef65a.webp?v=1780147667","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/out-of-the-shadows-african-american-baseball-from-the-cuban-giants-to-jackie-robinson-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}