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Mamie on the mound : a woman in baseball's Negro leagues /

"Mamie "Peanut" Johnson had one dream, to play professional baseball. She was a talented player, but she wasn't welcome on the all-white Girls Pro Baseball League team due to the color of her skin. However, a greater opportunity came her way in 1953 when Johnson signed to play ba...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henderson, Leah (Author)
Other Authors: Doutsiopoulos, George (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: North Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint, [2020]
Subjects:
Johnson, Mamie > Juvenile literature.
Johnson, Mamie.
Women baseball players > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African American baseball players > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women baseball player.
African American baseball players.
African American women athletes.
Negro leagues > History.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Baseball.
Women baseball players.
United States.
African American baseball players > Biography.
Women athletes > United States > Biography.
JNF054010 > NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball.
Picture books.
Biographies.
Juvenile works.

Evans: Curriculum Collection (4th floor)

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Call Number: GV865.J5985 H46 2020
 
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