<p>Using entire new sources of data, John B. Holway has produced the most authoritative work yet on the subject of the Negro Leagues.</p>

The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History

Sports & Outdoors

John B. Holway

Lloyd Johnson

Rachel Borst

Baseball

Hastings House Pub

<p>Essays discuss Eddie Gaedel, Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Cool Papa Bell, Mickey Mantle's longest home run, famous plays, and the invention of the curve ball</p>

The Ol' Ball Game: A Collection of Baseball Characters and Moments Worth Remembering

DONalD Hall

Bob Broeg

John M. Rosenburg

Jim Kaplan

William, Wallace

Mark Alvarez

Norman L. Macht W. G. Nicholson

Stackpole Books

“Blackball Stars [winner of the Casey Award as best baseball book of 1989] is a wonderful collection of profiles of the great stars of the black leagues, an indispensable addition to the history of baseball.” — Washington Post “An historically important, well-researched study.”                    —Publishers Weekly  “First rate. An important contribution to the literature of baseball.” —Christian Science Monitor. “I read with wonder and anger the things lost: Cool Papa Bell going from first base to home on a bunt; Josh Gibson at but… Holway has edited lngthy interviews into small storytelling go he must. The game begins to be played in the reader’s mind. It is the closest we can come to seeing them.”                                                      —New York Times on Voices From the Great Black Baseball Leagues. “It is more than a collection of baseball biographies. Its strength is Holway’s ability to recreate the aura of this time through colorful anecdotes and player reminiscences.”                                        —San Francisco Chronicle “In The Complete Book of the Negro Leagues Holway, one of the deans of black baseball history, provides the most complete statistical study yet of the game’s segregated half, the obvious by-product of painstaking research.”                                                      —Library Journal  “John Holway’s statistics prove the greatness of the Negro League players. Now, we can truly call baseball the National Pastime.” —Ken Burns  “A compelling story and a must-read for all baseball fans.”            —Allan ‘Bud’ Selig, Commissioner of baseball. “Holway is the granddaddy of researchers on black baseball. Even other authorities will learn something on each page, A must-read for every student and historian.”                                               —Robert Peterson, author of Only the Ball Was White. “The Complete Book is a culmination of three decades of dedicated research by the man who knows more about Negro baseball history than any writer ever.”                                                       — Royce “Crash” Parr, author of Glory Days of Summer. “Mr Holway has woven these stories into an important and inspirational work. He wisely allows the veterans ample room to tell their tales in their own words, and they provide keen insights into both social and aviation history.”                               —Publishers Weekly on Red Tails, Black Wings “The author’s prior experience at collecting oral history and bringing to life the past shines through in this 340-page collection of recollections, many of them vivid and personal. An engaging collection. Essential American history.”                                  —The Book Reader on Red Tails, Black Wings  “An absorbing account of living American history. A highly recommended addition to Black Studies and Military Studies reading lists and history collections.”                                                             —The Bookwatch

Blackball Tales

Scorpio Books

John B Holway's Blackball Stars won the coveted Casey award as best baseball book of 1989. Blackball Stars is a wonderful collection of profiles and itself a fair history of the Negro Leagues. The Washington Post. This is more than a collection of baseball biographies. Its strength is Holway's ability to recreate the aura of this time through colorful anecdotes and player reminiscences. San Francisco Chronicle on Voices From the Great Black Baseball Leagues. John Holway's statistics prove the greatness of the Negro League players. Now, we can truly call baseball the National Pastime." Ken Burns on The Complete Book of the Negro Leagues Holway, one of the deans of black baseball history, provides the most complete statistical study yet of the game's segregated half, the obvious by-product of painstaking research. Library Journal on The Complete Book of the Negro Leagues. The Complete Book of the Negro Leagues is a compelling story and a must-read for all baseball fans. Allan 'Bud' Selig, Commissioner of baseball. Holway is the granddaddy of researchers on black baseball. Even other authorities will learn something on each page of The Complete Book of the Negro Leagues, a must-read for every student and historian. Robert Peterson, author of Only the Ball Was White. This book is a culmination of three decades of dedicated research by the man who knows more about Negro baseball history than any writer ever. Royce "Crash" Parr, author of Glory Days of Summer . Blackball Tales, Holway's third series of oral compilations, relates the joys, travails, and aspirations of members of the Negro Leagues. Holway has done as much as anyone to chronicle the story of segregated baseball. Highly recommended for general libraries. Library Journal.

Kick Mule

Humor & Entertainment

Lord Fairfax Press

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