Books By Larry Lester
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These books were authored or edited by Larry Lester.  In this section, you can browse the editorial reviews, read an excerpt from the book, and purchase copies. 

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  • *2002 SABR/The Sporting News Baseball Research Award Winner,* *2002 CASEY Award Finalist.* * Racist major league baseball policies expunged the box scores for most Negro Leagues players, but black newspaper sportswriters kept careful record of the immensely popular all-star games of the 1930s and '40s. Lester has assembled 21 years of headlined articles, photos, game stats...
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  • In 1924, after the Hilldale Athletic Club captured the league crown in the new Eastern Colored League and the Kansas City Monarchs won out in the four-year-old Negro National League, the two teams met in what was to be a best-of-nine series for the world championship. But a 13-inning tie in Game 4 and...
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  • Some say that Kansas City has the best black baseball, the best blues and the best “Q” in the nation. It has been called the heart of America, a cultural melting pot and home of the Kansas City Monarchs. Blackball began in K.C. with the Maroons in 1890. However, it wasn’t until 1921, when...
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  • When the Negro National League was formed in Kansas City in 1920, a new chapter in sports history began. The city of Chicago played no small part in the creation and content of this historic chapter. Black Baseball in Chicago chronicles the history of the teams and players that spent time in the “Windy City.”...
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  • When the Negro National League was formed in Kansas City in 1920, a new chapter in sports history, indeed in American history, began to be written. Black Baseball in Detroit chronicles the history of the various teams and players that spent time in the “Motor City.” From the aftermath of the first World War, through...
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  • Black Baseball in Pittsburgh chronicles the history of the Negro League in the Steel City from the Homestead Grays in the 1910s to the great Pittsburgh Crawfords teams of the 1930s and through the 1950s’. Here, you will discover legends such as “Smokey” Joe Williams, the famed “Thunder Twins”-- Josh Gibson, the Steel City’s slugger...
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  • The most complete collection of information on baseball’s Negro Leagues ever published. An encyclopedic volume of information on America's finest African American ball players. Concise Negro Leagues history Player Register More than 100 Years of Team Rosters Hundred of Player Records League Standings Season Leaders Histories of Great Teams Biographies of Hall-of-Famers East-West All-Star Games Historic Photos Anecdotes, Stories & Amazing Feats
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