Some say that Kansas City has the best black baseball, blues, and Q in the nation. It has been called the heart of America, a cultural melting pot, and the breadbasket of the Midwest. It was also home to the famous Kansas City Monarchs. Black baseball began in Kansas City with the Maroons in 1890. However, it was not until 1921, when the black Kansas City Monarchs triumphed over the white Kansas City Blues, that black players started receiving national attention. The Monarchs produced several championship teams and major league players, and became black baseball's longest running and most stable franchise.
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Authors Larry Lester and Sammy J. Miller are the co-authors of two other books with Arcadia on the Negro League in Chicago and Detroit. This new volume is filled with their trademark indepth research, remarkable photographs, and passion for this legendary team.
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A wonderful illustration of the Kansas City Monarch franchise. Richly illustrated with some wonderful team photos dating back to Jenkins and Sons and the earliest incarnations of the Monarchs club. Every great Monarch is depicted in this book including a few of Monarch's owner J.L. Wilkinson during his playing days. I would have like to have seen a few game photos of Monarch and Cuban pitching great Jose Mendez, but you can't have it all. Overall this is a wonderful addition for any fan of the black baseball and the Kansas City Monarchs.
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The first recorded game between semi-pro black teams in Kansas City happened on August 27, in 1890. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first black player, black baseball, pro career, league history Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Satchel Paige, Buck O'Neil, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Frank Duncan, World Series, American League, Bullet Rogan, Chet Brewer, Negro Leagues, Newt Allen, Connie Johnson, Courtesy of Pamela Paige O'Neal, Chicago American Giants, Courtesy of Noir'l'ech Research, East-West All-Star, Hilton Smith, Jackie Robinson, Newt Joseph, Eddie Dwight, Joe Greene, Willard Brown, Birmingham Black Barons, Jesse Williams, Sammie Haynes, Detroit Stars New!
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The first recorded game between semi-pro black teams in Kansas City happened on August 27, in 1890. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first black player, black baseball, pro career, league history Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Satchel Paige, Buck O'Neil, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Frank Duncan, World Series, American League, Bullet Rogan, Chet Brewer, Negro Leagues, Newt Allen, Connie Johnson, Courtesy of Pamela Paige O'Neal, Chicago American Giants, Courtesy of Noir'l'ech Research, East-West All-Star, Hilton Smith, Jackie Robinson, Newt Joseph, Eddie Dwight, Joe Greene, Willard Brown, Birmingham Black Barons, Jesse Williams, Sammie Haynes, Detroit Stars New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Baseball Hall of Fame by Ken Smith on 5 pages
- Boston Braves (Images of America: Massachusetts) by Richard A. Johnson on page 73, and page 74
- Jackie Robinson (Black American Series) by Richard Scott on page 52, and page 53
- God Bless the Child (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books) by Billie Holiday on page 99
- The Chicago Cubs (Writing Baseball) by Mr. Warren Brown in Front Matter
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