Baseball History In Puerto Rico
Monday, September 12th, 2011
Oh Sау Cаn Yου Sing Darlene Mitchell
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Pride of Puerto Rico: The Life of Roberto Clemente $3.65 The great right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente was proud of his family, his native Puerto Rico, and his ability to play baseball. âBaseball fans will welcome this book because of the fast-paced action, but the temper of the man and his concern for human beings will leave a lasting impression on the younger reader.â–The Horn Book… |
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Playing America’s Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line (American Crossroads) $17.75 Although largely ignored by historians of both baseball in general and the Negro leagues in particular, Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning. In this benchmark study on Latinos and professional baseball from the 1880s to the present, Adrian Burgos tells a compelling story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn–passing as “Spanish” in th… |
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Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero $10.27 On New Year’s Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente died a hero’s death, killed in a plane crash as he attempted to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating earthquake. David Maraniss now brings the great baseball player brilliantly back to life in “Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero,” a book destined … |
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Puerto Rico (Reinforced Hardcover) $47.11 Discusses the geography, history, government, people and economy of the island nation of Puerto Rico.$1 |
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Puerto Rico (Hardcover) $46.39 Describes the geography, industries, history, government, people, arts, and sports of the state of Puerto Rico. |
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Puerto Rico – History, Food & Outdoors (Chapter) $4.95 This chapter contains the History, Culture, Music, Food & Drink, Environment & Outdoors chapters from Lonely Planet’s Puerto Rico guidebook. |
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Puerto Rico $16.18 Presents a history and description of this popular vacationland located 1,050 miles southeast of Miami, Florida |
