The Baltimore Elite Giants: Sport and Society in the Age of Negro League Baseball
A spirited account of a game framed and shaped by serious issues.(John LewisBaltimore Magazine)Finely balanced portrait.(Murray PolnerHistory News Network)A raising of consciousness about one of the legendary teams from the old Negro Leagues.(Harvey FrommerHarvey Frommer On Sports)Luke attempts to give the team its rightful place in baseball history.(Diane ScharperBaltimore Sun)Captures the Elites and their era, inside and outside the chalked lines of the field.(Tom FlynnGelf Magazine)Bob Luke has created a prism reflecting the impact of one largely forgotten Negro league team on a city... [Luke] hit it out of the park.(Paul DicksonWashington Times)If any evidence existed on a particular subject, the author found it... Luke has offered yet another intriguing look at how the game reflects America and reveals the bond between the sport and society.(James A. VlasichJournal of American Culture)Luke provides an insightful analysis of Negro League baseball during a time of transition.(John M. CarrollJournal of Southern History)