Overview
This is the biography of Bud Fowler (ne John Jackson), the first African American to play in organized baseball, and the longest tenured at the time that the color line was drawn. In addition to his professional playing career, which lasted more than 25 years, Fowler was a scout, organizer, owner, and promoter of touring black baseball clubs--including the legendary Page Fence Giants--in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Emphasizing the social and cultural contexts for Fowler's accomplishments on and off the baseball diamond, and his prominence within the history and development of the national pastime, the text builds a convincing case for Fowler as one of the great pioneering figures of the early game.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeffrey Michael Laing
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.322kg
ISBN: 9780786472642
ISBN 10: 0786472642
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 02 May 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
an interesting read...well written...Laing has done a great job of ferreting out the details of Fowler's life...[He makes] his case in a convincing fashion that Fowler was truly a pioneering figure not only in the history of African American baseball but in the overall history of baseball...this book does an excellent job at making a case for Bud Fowler for inclusion into the National Baseball Hall of Fame--Nine the text builds a convincing case for Fowler as one of the great pioneering figures of the early game --The Courier A very well-researched book that will fill a significant gap. --Peter Morris, author of Game of Inches.
"""an interesting read...well written...Laing has done a great job of ferreting out the details of Fowler's life...[He makes] his case in a convincing fashion that Fowler was truly a pioneering figure not only in the history of African American baseball but in the overall history of baseball...this book does an excellent job at making a case for Bud Fowler for inclusion into the National Baseball Hall of Fame--Nine; ""the text builds a convincing case for Fowler as one of the great pioneering figures of the early game""--The Courier; ""A very well-researched book that will fill a significant gap.""--Peter Morris, author of Game of Inches."
an interesting read...well written...Laing has done a great job of ferreting out the details of Fowler's life...[He makes] his case in a convincing fashion that Fowler was truly a pioneering figure not only in the history of African American baseball but in the overall history of baseball...this book does an excellent job at making a case for Bud Fowler for inclusion into the National Baseball Hall of Fame--<i>Nine</i>; the text builds a convincing case for Fowler as one of the great pioneering figures of the early game --<i>The Courier</i>; A very well-researched book that will fill a significant gap. --Peter Morris, author of <i>Game of Inches</i>.
Author Information
The late Jeffrey Michael Laing was a retired English teacher. He lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
