Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color

Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line

â€œOne of the great untold stories about baseball history, one that almost sounds too good to be true.â€ â€”Chicago Tribune
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A 2013 CASEY Award Finalist for Best Baseball Book of the Year
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When baseball swept America in the years after the Civil War, independent, semipro, and municipal leagues sprouted up everywhere. With civic pride on the line, rivalries were fierce and teams often signed ringers to play alongside the town dentist, insurance salesman, and teen prodigy. In drought-stricken Bismarck, North Dakota during the Great Depression, one of the most improbable teams in the history of baseball was assembled by one of the sportâ€™s most unlikely champions. A decade before Jackie Robinson broke into the Major Leagues, car dealer Neil Churchill signed the best players he could find, regardless of race, and fielded an integrated squad that took on all comers in spectacular fashion.
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Color Blind immerses the reader in the wild and wonderful world of early independent baseball, with its tough competition and its novelty. Dunkel traces the rise of the Bismarck squad, focusing on the 1935 season and the first National Semipro Tournament. This is an entertaining, must-read for anyone interested in the history of baseball.
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â€œA tale as fantastic as it is true.â€ â€”The Boston Globe
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â€œIt is funny, it is sad, it is spellbinding, required reading for anyone who loves baseball, who loves a vivid story well-told.â€ â€”Philadelphia Daily News
Country USA
Manufacturer Atlantic Monthly Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-04-02
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9780802193452

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Atlantic Monthly Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-04-02
Format	Kindle eBook
EANs	9780802193452

Color Blind: The Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball's Color Line

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