| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 208 pages) : illustrations. |
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Sports and American culture series |
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Sports and American culture series.
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| Summary |
Content Description The authors recall the life of the first black to play baseball for New York Yankees. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 201) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Funeral 1 -- 1. Compton Hill 7 -- 2. Emmaline's Son 11 -- 3. Kansas City 18 -- 4. The Wedding 24 -- 5. The White Yankees 27 -- 6. The Rookie 36 -- 7. The Bronx, 1956 46 -- 8. Casey's Machine 79 -- 9. A New Ball Game 88 -- 10. Baseball's Best Catcher 99 -- 11. Teaneck 109 -- 12. MVP 117 -- 13. Elston Howard Night 123 -- 14. The Elbow 130 -- 15. The Impossible Dream 140 -- 16. Retirement 151 -- 17. Good-bye, Jackie 159 -- 18. Ready to Manage 170 -- 19. Elston Jr. 176 -- 20. Yankee Class 183 -- 21. Farewell 190. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Howard, Elston, 1930-
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Howard, Arlene.
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New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History.
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Howard, Elston, 1930-
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Howard, Arlene.
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Howard, Arlene. (OCoLC)fst00465874
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Howard, Elston, 1930- (OCoLC)fst01824747
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New York Yankees (Baseball team) (OCoLC)fst00561259
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Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
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African American baseball players -- Biography.
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Baseball players' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
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African American baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00799042
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Baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00828007
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Baseball players' spouses. (OCoLC)fst00828029
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Electronic books.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wimbish, Ralph, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Howard, Arlene. Elston and me. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2001 0826213588 (DLC) 2001041584 (OCoLC)47521328 |
| ISBN |
9780826263506 (electronic bk.) |
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082626350X (electronic bk.) |
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