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Something to prove : the great Satchel Paige vs. rookie Joe DiMaggio
Record details
- ISBN: 0761366199 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 9780761366195 (hbk.)
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Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
print - Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, c2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Discrimination in baseball Discrimination in sports United States History Baseball players United States Social conditions DiMaggio, Joe 1914-1999 Paige, Satchel 1906-1982 |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J 796.35709 Skea (Text) | 33126012832972 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J 796.35709 Skea (Text) | 33126018496418 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
An account of the dramatic 1936 face-off between the New York Yankees and the amateur African-American team, Sachel Paige's All Stars, describes how the game helped launch the career of rookie Joe DiMaggio while raising awareness about the injustice of segregated baseball. - Baker & Taylor
Tells the story of baseball's greatest heroes Joe DiMaggio and Satchel Paige and how on one day in 1936, rookie DiMaggio proves himself as major league player and Paige proves the injustice of segregated baseball.