Awards
- Winner of Winner, Michigan Notable Book Award 2019 (United States)
Overview
The Page Fence Giants, an all-star black baseball club sponsored by a woven-wire fence company in Adrian, Michigan, graced the diamond in the 1890s. Formed through a partnership between black and white boosters, the team's respectable four-year run was an early integration success--before integration was phased out decades ahead of Jackie Robinson's 1947 debut, and the growing Jim Crow sentiment blocked the Page Fence Giant's best talent from the major leagues. This book tells the the story of a long-ignored team at the close of the 19th century, whose Hall of Famer second baseman Sol White was but one of their best players.
Full Product Details
Author: Mitch Lutzke
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.467kg
ISBN: 9781476671659
ISBN 10: 1476671656
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 04 May 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"""The book will interest local historians and dedicated fans of the history of minor league ball...recommended""--Choice; ""extraordinarily informative...an exceptionally impressive and unique history...recommended""--Midwest Book Review; ""a precise detailed account...makes many original and the significant contributions to the lore of the club and to blackball history in general. Lutzke clearly did his homework...well-researched and referenced...a heartfelt testament to an exceptional, though long forgotten, outfit. Lutzke's tour-de-force is the very complete history of a nineteenth century black ball club, and a welcome addition to McFarland's ever growing canon of Negro League team chronicles""--The Inside Game (SABR Deadball Era Committee Newsletter); ""the author has done an impressive amount of research and written a fascinating story of a little-known chapter in the history of baseball""--Michigan in Books."
Extraordinarily informative...an exceptionally impressive and unique history...recommended --Midwest Book Review.
The book will interest local historians and dedicated fans of the history of minor league ball...recommended --Choice; extraordinarily informative...an exceptionally impressive and unique history...recommended --Midwest Book Review.
Author Information
Mitch Lutzke was an award-winning radio reporter before beginning his second career as a high school history teacher and coach in Michigan. He has had history themed articles published in newspapers, magazines, web pages and with SABR. He lives in Williamston, Michigan.
