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48 pp.
| Boyds |
March, 2005 |
TradeISBN 1-59078-091-4$19.95
(4)
K-3
Lacking a running narrative, this disjointed scrapbook, comprising text, visual motifs, and photos, is strictly for the initiated. Weatherford captures both the enthusiasm generated by the Negro League and the racist laws and attitudes that shortchanged players and fans, who often had to tote picnics because stadium concession stands would close for Negro League games. Ind.