A history of Cuban baseball, 1864-2006
Title:
A history of Cuban baseball, 1864-2006
Author:
Bjarkman, Peter C.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2007]
©2007
Physical Description:
v, 490 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Summary:
"In this book, Peter Bjarkman follows the full arc of Cuban baseball history, including coverage of the nearly five decades since the Sugar Kings' ejection from the International League. Dispelling the mystery and disinformation that surround Cuba, its leader, and its teams, early and late, Bjarkman gives us the first balanced history of baseball on the Caribbean island"--Provided by publisher.
Language:
English
Contents:
Martín Dihigo -- baseball's lease-known hall of famer -- Adolfo Luque -- the original "pride of a Havana" -- Orestes Miñoso -- the Cuban comet -- The baseball half-century of Conrado Marreto -- Myths and legends of the Cuban professional league (1878-1961) -- Cuban blackball's doubleheaders on the dark side of the moon -- Havana as amateur baseball capital of the world -- Cuba's revolutionary baseball (1962-2005) -- The myth of Fidel Castro, Barbudos ballplayer -- Tarzán, Minnie, Zorro and El Duque - Cubans in the major leagues -- The world's best unknown ballplayers -- Playing with the enemy: player defections, the Orioles, and baseball détente.
Subject Term:
ISBN:
9780786428298
Format :
Book
