Globetrotter : how Abe Saperstein shook up the world of sports /

"The Harlem Globetrotters weren't from Harlem, and they didn't start out as globetrotters. Globetrotter is the fascinating biography of Abe Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant who took an obscure group of Black basketball players from Chicago's South Side, created the Harlem Globetrot...

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Main Authors:	Jacob, Mark (Author), Jacob, Matthew, 1962- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
Subjects:	Saperstein, Abe. Harlem Globetrotters > History. Basketball coaches > United States > Biography. African American basketball players. Jews > Illinois > Chicago > Biography. Chicago (Ill.) > Biography. Basket-ball > Entraîneurs > États-Unis > Biographies. Joueurs de basket-ball noirs américains. Juifs > Illinois > Chicago > Biographies. Electronic books.

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Summary:	"The Harlem Globetrotters weren't from Harlem, and they didn't start out as globetrotters. Globetrotter is the fascinating biography of Abe Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant who took an obscure group of Black basketball players from Chicago's South Side, created the Harlem Globetrotters, and turned them into a worldwide sensation"--
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 303 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781538181461 (electronic bk.) 1538181460