{"product_id":"9781476690223","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Black Baseball, 1858-1900 : A Comprehensive Record of the Teams, Players, Managers, Owners and Umpires, Supplement 1 by James E. III Brunson","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 01\/01\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe earliest history of baseball in black America surfaces not just in the pages of the mainstream newspapers if the day--it also survives in black religious publications. A supplement to the three volumes of Black Baseball, 1858-1900, this book elaborates on the exploration of blackball's complex origins with six essays covering National Emblems, Representation, and Blackball, 1866-1871; The Black Championship, Reconstruction, and Its Aftermath, 1855-1899; The Lost World of Albany (NY)'s Young Bachelor Base Ball Club, 1866-1877; Blackball, Black Women and Resorts of Pleasure, 1866-1891; The Henson (Lone Star) Base Ball Club, 1858-1892; and Blackball in Chattanooga (TN), 1876-1900. Rosters, umpire lists and team profiles provide new material. Appendices give a chronology of state, regional and national championship games. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368900309365,"sku":"9781476690223","price":53.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781476690223.jpg?v=1763551311","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781476690223","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}