We Are the Ship
The Story of Negro League Baseball
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Word Count
24,000 words, Guess
Page Count
96 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveweareshipstoryof0000nels
- ISBN-100786808322
- ISBN-139780786808328
- LibraryThing3892602
- Library of Congress Control Number2008351768
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number187095171
- Better World Books9780786808328
- Open LibraryOL11087228M
Classifications
- LCCGV875.A1N45 2008
- LCCGV875.A1 N45 2008
Description
Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.
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- We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
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