Elston: The Story of the First African-American Yankee

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Synopsis
Beginning with his early years as a St. Louis teenager, Elston tells of Elston Howard&’s love of baseball and his encounters with racism. His three decades with the New York Yankees include numerous anecdotes about fellow Yankee legends such as Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, and Yogi Berra. Written with a wife&’s compassion and a sportswriter&’s eye for detail, and with countless personal moments and rarely seen photographs, Elston is the touching story of one of baseball&’s great players.
Copyright:
2018

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
248 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781493029013
Publisher:
Globe Pequot Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The Curators of the University of Missouri
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
Yogi Berra
Foreword by:
Don Newcombe

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