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The Baron

Author : Juliana Garnett
Publisher : Loveswept
ISBN 13 : 0307806111
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Baron written by Juliana Garnett and published by Loveswept. This book was released on 2013-03-11 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Juliana Garnett’s enchanting romance of medieval England, a dashing nobleman and a seductive aristocrat on opposite sides of the law discover that the heart knows no boundaries. Tré Devaux, Third Baron of Brayeton, has just been appointed Sheriff of Nottingham. His first task: to rid the land of the Saxon outlaws who undermine the Norman rule . . . or face the wrath of his vengeful king. Tré is determined to let no one stand in his way, not even the captivating Lady Jane Neville, a known sympathizer to the Saxon cause whose unbridled spirit evokes feelings in Tré he thought were long buried. Although she seems to be the very definition of the perfect English lady, Jane Neville is much more than an elegant noblewoman. She is the niece of the infamous outlaw Robin Hood, and has inherited her uncle’s fierce courage. But even with her warrior’s blood, Jane cannot resist the broad-shouldered, strong-willed Tré, a man whose love comes with harsh consequences. By surrendering to passion, Jane and Tré put themselves in the middle of a civil war that may cost both their hearts—and their lives. Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: The Notorious Lady Anne, Along Came Trouble, and Strictly Business.

The Barons of Memphis

Author : Marnie Gellhorn
Publisher : AL Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Barons of Memphis written by Marnie Gellhorn and published by AL Press. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a multi-generational tale of a political family in the mid-south; with all the steamy details that emerge after a crime that shocks the city. In the aftermath of this grisly murder, Memphians are scandalized by the gruesome details that emerge, and all the national attention it attracts. At the center, is the eccentric charmer, socialite and Instagram aficionado, Hunter Baron. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, this trust-fund baby has spent his life in pursuit of pleasure, fame and adventure. Now he’s faced with infamy as the defendant in a high-profile trial. Only his legal team, headed by the city’s legal superstars can ensure that he gets a fair trial in the middle of a media circus. Only Marnie Gellhorn can tell this story, even as she confronts her own past with the suspect.

The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960

Author : Leslie A. Heaphy
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786413805
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (138 download)

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Download or read book The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960 written by Leslie A. Heaphy and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2003 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of the Negro Leagues, from their inception to the integration of black players into Major League Baseball to the eventual demise of the league.

Before We Were Yours

Author : Lisa Wingate
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0425284697
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Before We Were Yours written by Lisa Wingate and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller “Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty. Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family’s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption. Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country—Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong. Publishers Weekly’s #3 Longest-Running Bestseller of 2017 • Winner of the Southern Book Prize • If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Selection This edition includes a new essay by the author about shantyboat life.

Lost in the Lights

Author : Paul Hemphill
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 0817313168
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Lost in the Lights written by Paul Hemphill and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2003-03-19 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These stories, often bittersweet, emotional, and mythic are a veteran journalist's collection of sportswriting on the blue-collar South.

The Baron and the Bear

Author : David Kingsley Snell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803288557
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Baron and the Bear written by David Kingsley Snell and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1966 NCAA basketball championship game, an all-white University of Kentucky team was beaten by a team from Texas Western College (now UTEP) that fielded only black players. The game, played in the middle of the racially turbulent 1960s—part David and Goliath in short pants, part emancipation proclamation of college basketball—helped destroy stereotypes about black athletes. Filled with revealing anecdotes, The Baron and the Bear is the story of two intensely passionate coaches and the teams they led through the ups and downs of a college basketball season. In the twilight of his legendary career, Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp (“The Baron of the Bluegrass”) was seeking his fifth NCAA championship. Texas Western’s Don Haskins (“The Bear” to his players) had been coaching at a small West Texas high school just five years before the championship. After this history-making game, conventional wisdom that black players lacked the discipline to win without a white player to lead began to dissolve. Northern schools began to abandon unwritten quotas limiting the number of blacks on the court at one time. Southern schools, where athletics had always been a whites-only activity, began a gradual move toward integration. David Kingsley Snell brings the season to life, offering fresh insights on the teams, the coaches, and the impact of the game on race relations in America.

"The Greatest Game Ever Played in Dixie"

Author : John A. Simpson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476611084
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book "The Greatest Game Ever Played in Dixie" written by John A. Simpson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1908 baseball was the only game that mattered in the South. With no major league team in the region, rivalries between Southern Association cities such as Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, and New Orleans were heated. This season, however, no city was as baseball-crazed as Nashville, whose Vols had been league doormat in 1907. After an unpromising start, the Nashville club clawed its way into contention during the month of July, rising into the upper division, then into a battle for first. Local interest intensified, as the competitive fire of Nashville fans was stoked by sharp-tongued columnist Grantland Rice and the city's three daily newspapers. By the time the Vols met the New Orleans Pelicans for a season-ending series, and the championship, the city was gripped by a pennant fever that shut down the commercial district. Nearly 13,000 people thronged the Nashville ballpark, Sulphur Dell, for the third and deciding contest. What they saw was described by Rice as "the greatest game ever played in Dixie."

Black Barons of Birmingham

Author : Larry Powell
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786454806
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Black Barons of Birmingham written by Larry Powell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique approach to the history of a Negro League team: The first half of this book covers the leagues and the players of the 1920s, the 1930s, and 1940 through 1947 (when Robinson broke the color barrier). The second half is devoted to the Black Barons of subsequent decades, the former Barons invited to tryout camps, others who were signed with minor league clubs, and the fortunate few who got their long-awaited chance in the majors.

The Southern Association in Baseball, 1885-1961

Author : Marshall D. Wright
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476632286
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Southern Association in Baseball, 1885-1961 written by Marshall D. Wright and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-10 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranking just below the top major and minor leagues in the first half of the twentieth century was another group of quality circuits. The Southern Association, which was formed in 1901 and had teams in several prominent Southern cities, was part of that group. In the mid 1930s, league directors decided to make the old Southern League, which had enjoyed an off-and-on existence since 1885, part of the Southern Association. This work is a complete history of the Southern Association, beginning with 1885, the year the Southern League began, and ending with 1961, the year it went out of business. Each chapter covers one year of the Southern Association's history and contains an essay describing a team, player, or trend in that particular year, and a list of teams in order of winning percentage. Details provided for each team include its record, winning percentage, the number of games it finished behind first place, its manager, and a list of its known players, their positions and statistics. The statistics for hitters include games played, at bats, runs, hits, RBIs, doubles, triples, home runs, walks, strikeouts, stolen bases, and batting average. Pitchers are listed separately and listed in order of games won. Statistics for pitchers include wins, losses, winning percentage, games played and started, complete games, shutouts, innings pitched, hits allowed, walks, strikeouts, and ERAs.

Why Me?

Author : Earle Jones
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543452930
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Why Me? written by Earle Jones and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I call this exposition Why Me? because in a sense, I consider myself just about the luckiest person ever born. Just about everything that has happened to me has been to my benefit. I have made what I thought at the time were just random decisions, yet they almost always turned out to be acts of true genius. I would like to take credit, but in all honesty, most of these were just the events that were determined by local circumstances.

Black Baseball's Last Team Standing

Author : William J. Plott
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476636036
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Black Baseball's Last Team Standing written by William J. Plott and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Birmingham Black Barons were a nationally known team in baseball's Negro leagues from 1920 through 1962. Among its storied players were Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Willie Mays, and Mule Suttles. The Black Barons played in the final Negro Leagues World Series in 1948 and were a major drawing card when barnstorming throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This book chronicles the team's history and presents the only comprehensive roster of the hundreds of men who wore the Black Barons uniform.

Rickwood Field: A Century in America's Oldest Ballpark

Author : Allen Barra
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 039307935X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Rickwood Field: A Century in America's Oldest Ballpark written by Allen Barra and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary social history of Rickwood Field becomes the story of baseball itself, gloriously evoked for the centennial of America’s oldest ballpark. While America has changed dramatically over the last hundred years, Rickwood Field, the pride of Birmingham, Alabama, has remained fixed in time. Best-selling baseball writer Allen Barra journeyed to his native Alabama to capture the glories of a century of baseball lore. In chronicling the history of Rickwood Field, where the manually operated scoreboard still uses numbers painted on metal sheets, Barra also tells of segregated baseball, the vaunted Negro Leagues, and captures the ghosts of the players themselves, including Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Satchel Paige, and Willie Mays. Evoking such classics as Shoeless Joe and The Boys of Summer, Barra recalls not only a simpler, bygone era but also a city rife with racial tension and abject poverty, where a tattered ballpark was, and still is, a rare beacon of hope. Indeed, Barra skillfully convinces us that the histories of Rickwood Field, baseball, and the American south are inextricably bound together.

Tennessee

Author : John Trotwood Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tennessee written by John Trotwood Moore and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Indianapolis ABCs

Author : Paul Debono
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476607575
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Indianapolis ABCs written by Paul Debono and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indianapolis ABCs were formed around the turn of the century, playing company teams from around the city; they soon played other teams in Indiana, including some white teams. Their emergence coincided with the remarkable growth of black baseball, and by 1916 the ABCs won their first major championship. When the Negro National League was formed in 1920, Indianapolis was one of its charter members. But player raids by the Eastern Colored League, formed in 1923, hurt the ABCs and by the Depression the team was fading into oblivion. The team was briefly resurrected as a Negro league team in the late 1930s, but was otherwise relegated to the semiprofessional ranks until its demise in the 1940s. Through contemporary newspaper accounts, extensive research and interviews with the few former ABC players still living, this is the story of the Indianapolis team and the rise of Negro League baseball. The work includes a roster of ABC players, with short biographies of the most prominent.

Singles and Smiles

Author : Gaylon H. White
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538107910
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Singles and Smiles written by Gaylon H. White and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings to light the story of a Negro League and Pacific Coast League star, his struggles to make it in the majors, and his crucial role in integrating baseball’s premier minor league. Artie Wilson once was the best shortstop in baseball. In 1948 Artie led all of baseball with a .402 batting average for the Birmingham Black Barons, the last hitter in the top level of pro ball to hit .400. But during much of his career, Organized Baseball passed Artie by because he was black. In Singles and Smiles: How Artie Wilson Broke Baseball's Color Barrier, Gaylon H. White provides a fascinating account of Wilson’s life and career. An All-Star in the Negro Leagues, in 1949 Artie became only the second black player in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the first to play for the Oakland Oaks. Wilson soon became one of the league’s most popular players with white and black fans alike through his consistent play and optimistic, upbeat attitude. In 1951 Artie finally got a chance to play in the majors with the New York Giants, but after batting a mere twenty-four times he urged Giants manager Leo Durocher to send him back to the minors and bring up a former Black Barons teammate to take his place—Willie Mays. While Jackie Robinson deserves all the credit he has received for breaking baseball’s color barrier at the major-league level, this book pays tribute to those such as Artie Wilson who changed the game in the minors—pioneers in their own right. Featuring in-depth interviews with Artie alongside interviews with almost thirty of Artie’s teammates and opponents—including Willie Mays and Carl Erskine—Singles and Smiles imparts a treasure trove of stories that will entertain and inspire baseball fans of all generations.

Only the Ball was White

Author : Robert Peterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195076370
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (763 download)

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Download or read book Only the Ball was White written by Robert Peterson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the forgotten story of Black star-quality athletes excluded from professional baseball because of the big league's color line.

24

Author : Willie Mays
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250230438
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book 24 written by Willie Mays and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The uplifting New York Times bestseller by the legendary Willie Mays: “Will remind fans of why we love baseball so much.” —The New York Times In this “mix of memoir, self-help, and baseball history” (Booklist), Willie Mays shares the inspirations and influences responsible for guiding him on and off the field. Widely regarded as the greatest all-around player in history because of his unparalleled hitting, defense, and baserunning, the beloved Hall of Famer recounts his lifetime of experience meeting challenges with positivity, integrity, and triumph. Presented in 24 chapters to correspond with his universally recognized uniform number, Willie’s memoir provides more than the story of his major-league career. It tells of a man who values family and community, engages in charitable causes—especially those that help children—and follows a philosophy that encourages hope, hard work, and the pursuit of dreams. “Baseball fans of all ages and anyone seeking inspiration will enjoy memories and motivation shared in a warm, joyous manner by the irrepressible Say Hey Kid.”—Library Journal (starred review) “A salute to what the game used to be . . . back when it was a game played for the love of it, by guys who still lived in the neighborhood.” —New York Daily News Includes photos and a foreword by Bob Costas “I was very lucky when I was a child. My family took care of me and made sure I was in early at night. I didn’t get in trouble. My father made sure that I didn’t do the wrong thing. I’ve always had a special place in my heart for children and their well-being, and John Shea and I got the idea that we should do something for the kids and the fathers and the mothers, and that’s why this book is being published. We want to reach out to all generations and backgrounds. Hopefully, these stories and lessons will inspire people in a positive way.” —Willie Mays “It’s because of giants like Willie that someone like me could even think about running for president.” —Barack Obama