Neil Lanctot: 2 books
Campy
The Two Lives of Roy Campanella
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Neil Lanctot’s biography of Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella—filled with surprises—is the first life of the Dodger great in decades and the most authoritative ever published.
Born to a father of Italian descent and an African- American mother, Campanella wanted to be a ballplayer from...
Negro League Baseball
The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
The story of black professional baseball provides a remarkable perspective on several major themes in modern African American history: the initial black response to segregation, the subsequent struggle to establish successful separate enterprises, and the later movement toward integration. Baseball...