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Language: en
Pages: 385
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-06-04 - Publisher: Univ of California Press
Although largely ignored by historians of both baseball in general and the Negro leagues in particular, Latinos have been a significant presence in organized ba
Language: en
Pages: 559
Pages: 559
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-10 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
This book offers a complete overview of the contributions of U.S. Latinos to American popular culture and examines the emergence of the U.S. Latino identity. Ac
Language: en
Pages: 164
Pages: 164
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: National Geographic Books
Photographer Villegas and sportswriter Wendel dramatically reveal the energy, talent, and hard-driving ambition of baseball players from Venezuela to the Domini
Language: en
Pages: 264
Pages: 264
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-14 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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