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A Hard Road To Glory: A History Of The African American Athlete: Vol 3 1946-Present (Hard Road to Glory) (Hardcover)

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Grade 8 Up-This three-volume reference source on the history of black atheletes, first published in 1988, has been revised to include current events and people. Volume one covers 1619-1918; volume two 1919-1945; and volume three 1946 to the present. It's an imposing piece of work, for it took 10 years of meticulous research to chase down rumors, check facts, and investigate each slim lead. Hundreds of athletes came to light, such as George Poage, the first black to win an Olympic medal; and Marshall Taylor, world cycling champion of 1899. The format is the same for all three volumes, and the contents are easily accessible. There are chapters on each major sport, and historical information is presented from the African-American viewpoint within each one. Key players, teams, and events are featured in chronological order. Analyses of the sports and the players, and interpretations of their influence on American life, are nicely presented. A brief summation of the material concludes this overview. A large section in each volume has statistics of teams, individual players, and awards given; unfortunately, the set isn't well indexed. For those who have the earlier edition, there is not enough current information here to justify the cost of updating. However, this is definitely a worthwhile addition to any collection for those who don't.
Pat Royal, Crossland High School, Camp Springs, MD
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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This passionate look at the sport is more than a baseball story. It is also a social history of the nation. Using the statistics of the past -- someknown and hidden, others unknown and only recently ferreted out -- Ashe puts the African-American baseball player back into the game. This volume, devoted completely to the African-American's participation in baseball, tells the stories and records of club, college and professional players. The text and reference materials for this book were taken from the three-volume set, A Hard Road to Glory,and combined into this single volume.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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