Queen of the Negro Leagues - Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, this bookhonors the life of Effa Manley, the trailblazing female co-owner of baseball's Newark Eagles. This edition includes new details regarding the Negro Leagues, Manley's induction into the Hall of Fame, and previously-unknown information about Manley's childhood and family.

About the author

By James Overmyer

Summary

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, this book honors the life of Effa Manley, the trailblazing female co-owner of baseball’s Newark Eagles. This edition includes new details regarding the Negro Leagues, Manley’s induction into the Hall of Fame, and previously-unknown information about Manley’s childhood and family.

Product details

• Authors: James Overmyer, Overmyer James
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781538139844
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3984-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Baseball, Ethnic Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, HISTORY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, Social & cultural history, SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History, history of sport, Biography: sport, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Black & Asian Studies, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black