Find a copy online
Links to this item

Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
Genre/Form: | Electronic books History Juvenile works Juvenile literature Ouvrages pour la jeunesse |
---|---|
Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Johnson, Varian. What were the Negro Leagues? New York : Penguin Workshop, 2019 (DLC) 2019030687 (OCoLC)1090750949 |
Material Type: | Biography, Document, Juvenile audience, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Varian Johnson; Stephen Marchesi |
ISBN: | 9781524790004 1524790001 |
OCLC Number: | 1127907706 |
Target Audience: | Ages: 8-12 years. |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | What were the Negro Leagues? -- The beginning of baseball -- The first black pro teams -- Early black baseball stars -- The father of black baseball -- A league of their own -- The Negro Leagues grow -- The second Negro national League -- The Pittsburgh Crawfords and the Homestead Grays -- The great experiment -- Jackie Robinson -- The end of an era -- Their place in history -- Timelines -- Bibliography. |
Series Title: | What Was? Ser. |
Responsibility: | by Varian Johnson ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. |
Abstract:
This baseball league that was made up of African American players and run by African American owners ushered in the biggest change in the history of baseball.
Read more...
Reviews

