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245 10 a| Raceball :b| how the Major Leagues colonized the Black and Latin game /c| Rob Ruck.;

300 a| xiii, 273 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| The Gospel of baseball -- Blackball's heyday -- A Latin challenge -- The winds of war -- Integration's curse -- ¡Viva México! -- New Caribbean currents -- Whiteout -- The rise of the academies.;

520 a| By looking at this history from the vantage point of black America and the Caribbean, a more complex story comes into focus, one largely missing from traditional narratives of baseball's history. Raceball unveils a fresh and stunning truth: baseball has never been stronger as a business, never weaker as a game.;

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Raceball : how the Major Leagues colonized the Black and Latin game / Rob Ruck.

Author/creator	Ruck, Rob, 1950-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Boston : Beacon Press, ©2011.
Description	xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Major League Baseball (Organization)--History. Baseball--Social aspects. --United States. Discrimination in sports--United States. --History. Baseball--United States. --History. African American baseball players. Hispanic American baseball players. United States--Social conditions. Latin America--Social conditions. Caribbean Area--Social conditions.

Contents	The Gospel of baseball -- Blackball's heyday -- A Latin challenge -- The winds of war -- Integration's curse -- ¡Viva México! -- New Caribbean currents -- Whiteout -- The rise of the academies.
Abstract	By looking at this history from the vantage point of black America and the Caribbean, a more complex story comes into focus, one largely missing from traditional narratives of baseball's history. Raceball unveils a fresh and stunning truth: baseball has never been stronger as a business, never weaker as a game.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010037079
ISBN	9780807048054 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0807048054 (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780807048078 (pbk.)
ISBN	0807048070 (pbk.)

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