Rube Foster in his time
Subtitle: on the field and in the papers with black baseball's greatest visionary
By: Larry Lester
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786439270
Subjects: African American baseball players; Baseball players; Baseball team owners; Negro leagues; Biography; History
Description: "Andrew "Rube" Foster stands among the best African American pitchers of the 1900s, he made his name as the founder and president of the Negro National League, the first all-black league to survive a full season. This biography combines period editorials and correspondence with insightful narrative to provide a comprehensive portrait of this innovative Hall of Famer"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.