Baseball's Leading Lady
Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 382 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and her ownership role in the Negro Leagues leading up to the integration of Major League Baseball"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
A rebel is born. Color lines -- Fields of dreams -- Strong arms -- A league of their own -- Negro improvement -- New negroes -- Reeversal of fortune -- Fair play -- A winning team. Black in business. King(s) of diamonds -- Born again -- Making moves -- Trouble in paradise -- Speaking up -- Waging war -- Enemies and allies. A change is gonna come. Battle wounds -- Best-laid plans -- Crossing the line -- The thief of New York -- The Negro (Leagues) problem -- Flying high -- Champions at last -- Winning and losing -- The call -- The beginning of the end -- Effa's last stand -- epilogue.
Subjects:
Manley, Effa, 1897-1981 -- Juvenile literature.
Newark Eagles (Baseball team) -- Juvenile literature.
Negro leagues -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Manley, Effa, 1897-1981 -- Juvenile literature.
Newark Eagles (Baseball team) -- Juvenile literature.
Negro leagues -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 10-14
ISBN:
9781250623720
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Manley, Effa | Edgewood | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.