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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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Table of Contents:
  • The disruptor
  • The immigrant
  • The entrepreneur
  • The barnstormer
  • The boss
  • The baseball promoter
  • The champion
  • The groundbreaker
  • The people person
  • The team player
  • The showman
  • The frequent flyer
  • The diplomat
  • The commissioner
  • The innovator
  • The perpetual motion machine.