The Page Fence Giants

The Page Fence Giants
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9781476671659
ISBN-13 : 1476671656
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Book Synopsis The Page Fence Giants by : Mitch Lutzke

Download or read book The Page Fence Giants written by Mitch Lutzke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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