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Andrew ''Rube'' Foster, A Harvest on Freedom's Fields
From the best-selling author of the Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History, 1867-1955 comes the definitive biography on the career of an outstanding baseball pitcher, manager, and President of the Negro National League. Andrew "Rube" Foster is in a class all to himself as an architect of race relations and social progress in American baseball. His most lasting legacy was the founding of the Negro National League in 1920, which provided opportunities for an entire generation of African-American athletes. Although there were few opportunities when he was in his youth, Foster, the son of a former slave, sought success on baseball fields throughout the South with the Waco Yellow Jackets....
Snow Fall
New York, Christmas, 1984. A city in crisis, two lives at stake. Crack, AIDS, gentrification, greed. SNOW FALL reveals the real New York, bursting with money and malice. It takes you into the heart of two love affairs: a man and the woman he's lost, and that man and his memorable four-year-old-son. Can you ever really know someone? Philip Sanders had a perfect life and a perfect wife. Independent and ambitious, Ellie was, as he often joked, more than his equal. She was his compass and his destination all in one. Then she was gone, killed in a horrific accident. She left behind a husband in danger of losing his way, their adored 4 year old Chris, and a life in Los Angeles that felt much more ...
LIFE
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
No Helmets Required
Sixty years on from 1950s Los Angeles, No Helmets Required tells the story of 20 young American footballers convinced by entrepreneur Mike Dimitro to fly off around the world playing rugby league - a game they'd never even heard of. Miraculously, the American All Stars competed with the best Australia, New Zealand and France had to offer, and shocked the locals with some stunning victories. Yet beyond the media circus and celebrity adventures, the All Stars had fights and flings, suffered tragic illness and farcical court cases. Dimitro's mission to establish rugby league in the United States failed in spectacular fashion - though one All Star went on to win the Super Bowl, one became a Hollywood stuntman and another an Olympic champion. One player founded a church; another was murdered. The emergence of their remarkable story coincides with the USA's first ever qualification for the Rugby League World Cup, in 2013.
The Stalker
In the quiet of the night, "He" sneaks in, watches, and waits. His chance is just around the corner, so he is ever patient. He is not a stranger but has brought her much fear, and in that, he is delighted. She has grown up so beautiful and vulnerable, and that is one of the reasons he was attracted to her in the beginningaEUR"but then came the betrayal. At this very moment, he could have all he has ever wanted, but not yet.
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Deep Roots
Everyone of us is who and where we are today because of the efforts and decisions of those who came before us -- our ancestors. This book traces the history of nine of my ancestral families, from their small farming villages in Germany, through the wrenching decision to leave cherished roots in Europe, to the planting of new roots in southern Indiana. The book is intended primarily for members of my family, but others may find some interest in a small microcosm of the American experience.
The Negro Leagues Were Major Leagues
How good was Negro League Baseball (1920-1948)? Some experts maintain that the quality of play was equal to that of the American and National Leagues. Some believe the Negro Leagues should be part of Major League Baseball's official record and that more Negro League players should be in the Hall of Fame. Skeptics contend that while many players could be rated highly, NL organizations were minor league at best. Drawing on the most comprehensive data available, including stats from more than 2,000 interracial games, this study finds that black baseball was very good indeed. Negro leaguers beat the big leaguers more than half the time in head-to-head contests, demonstrated stronger metrics within their own leagues and excelled when finally allowed into the majors. The authors document the often duplicitous manner in which MLB has dealt with the legacy of the Negro Leagues, and an appendix includes the scores and statistics from every known contest between Negro League and Major League teams.
