Josh Gibson by Nick Twemlow

Josh Gibson by Nick Twemlow

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Josh Gibson by Nick Twemlow

100+ Page Biographies of Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees with Information That Will Never Go Out of Date Shut out of the major leagues, African American players picked up games wherever they could until the official Negro leagues were started. Featuring information that will never go out of date, these six biographies paint the racial and political landscape of the first half of the last century, while featuring the life stories of some of the Negro leagues'--indeed, all of baseball's--greatest players. This book casts a fond yet unsparing eye at the life and times of one of America's greatest baseball players. In addition to accounts of Gibson's achievements on the field, the author acknowledges Gibson's personal misfortunes. Twemlow also gives a detailed history of the rise and fall of the Negro leagues.

Nick Twemlow's poetry have appeared in Court Green, jubilat, Lana Turner, and the Paris Review, among other publications. He is a senior editor at the Iowa Review and coeditor of Canarium Books. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa, and teaches at Coe College.

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ISBN 13 9781435887893
ISBN 10 1435887891
Title Josh Gibson
Author Nick Twemlow
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Rosen Publishing Group
Year published 2002-01-01
Number of pages 114
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.