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The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban

464 pages #1999 #0195069919, 9780195069914 #The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball #Roberto Gonz?lez Echevarr?a #Oxford University Press, 1999 #From the first amateur leagues of the 1860s to the exploits of Livan and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, here is the definitive history of baseball in Cuba. Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria expertly traces the arc of the game, intertwining its heroes and their stories with the politics, music, dance, and literature of the Cuban people. What emerges is more than a story of balls and strikes, but a richly detailed history of Cuba told from the unique cultural perch of the baseball diamond. Filling a void created by Cuba's rejection of bullfighting and Spanish hegemony, baseball quickly became a crucial stitch in the complex social fabric of the island. By the early 1940s Cuba had become major conduit in spreading the game throughout Latin America, and a proving ground for some of the greatest talent in all of baseball, where white major leaguers and Negro League players from the U.S. all competed on the same fields with the cream of Latin talent. Indeed, readers will be introduced to several black ballplayers of Afro-Cuban descent who played in the Major Leagues before broke the color barrier once and for all. Often dramatic, and always culturally resonant, Gonzalez Echevarria's narrative expertly lays open the paradox of fierce Cuban independence from the U.S. with Cuba's love for our national pastime. It shows how Fidel Castro cannily associated himself with the sport for patriotic p.r.--and reveals that his supposed baseball talent is purely mythical. Based on extensive primary research and a wealth of interviews, the colorful, often dramatic anecdotes and stories in this distinguished book comprise the most comprehensive history of Cuban baseball yet published and ultimately adds a vital lost chapter to the history of baseball in the U.S. file download nycisi.pdf

244 pages #ISBN:0313296111 #1999 #An Annotated Bibliography, 1988-1998 #Latin American Sport #Joseph Arbena #Provides access to the impressive amount of literature on Latin American sport published in the past decade #Sports & Recreation Baseball, Cuba, and the Search for the American Dream #ISBN:9780375506697 #Steve Fainaru, Ray Sanchez #The Duke of Havana #In 1998, a mysterious right-handed pitcher emerged from the ashes of the Cold War and helped lead the to a World Championship. His origins and even his age #368 pages #Sports & Recreation #Jun 1, 2001 of History 544 pages #ISBN:078641250X #Jorge S. Figueredo #Cuban Baseball #In March 1999, the Baltimore Orioles played a team of Cuban all-stars, the first time a team from the United States had played a Cuban team since 1959 #History #2003 #A Statistical History, 1878-1961 download The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball download The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball pdf file With this masterful work, Louis A. Perez Jr. transforms the way we view Cuba and its relationship with the United States. On Becoming Cuban is a sweeping cultural history of #ISBN:9781469601410 #On Becoming Cuban #Identity, Nationality, and Culture #History #608 pages #Sep 1, 2012 #Louis A. Prez Jr Pride Havana: of Cuban The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball pdf download Lew Freedman #Biography & Autobiography #Latino Baseball Legends #An Encyclopedia #Told through profiles of the men who have made it a reality, this is the complex story of the triumphs achieved byand challenges faced byLatinos who have risen to the #361 pages #ISBN:9780313378676 #2010 Bisbol #303 pages #Michael M. Oleksak, Mary Adams Oleksak #1991 #UOM:39015074062053 #Latin Americans and the grand old game #Sports & Recreation #Describes how players from "south of the border" broke down cultural, racial, and language barriers to survive and thrive in Major League baseball ISBN:9781440830341 #Jul 14, 2015 #Finding Baseball's Next Clemente: Combating Scandal in Latino Recruiting #Sports & Recreation #216 pages #Combating Scandal in Latino Recruiting #Roger Bruns #This book examines what it takes for Latino youngsters to beat the odds, overcoming cultural and racial barriersand a corrupt recruitment systemto play professional ISBN:0786483083 #486 pages #Since Cuba's Esteban Bellan made his debut for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association in 1871, Latin Americans have played a large role in the major leagues. Nearly 15 #A History of the Latin American Game #Baseball with a Latin Beat #Nov 1, 1994 #Peter C. Bjarkman #Sports & Recreation 224 pages #In his comprehensive and vibrant picture of baseball in Cuba, Milton H. Jamail explores the sports relationship to U.S. baseball. Jamail, whose personal love of the game #Sports & Recreation #Inside Cuban Baseball #ISBN:0809324725 #Sep 1, 2002 #Milton H. Jamail #Full Count Baseball pdf download History #Smoke #UTEXAS:059173007302840 #1999 #Mark Rucker, Peter C. Bjarkman #Explores the history and variety of Cuban baseball through photographs, statistics, and baseball lore #The Romance and Lore of Cuban Baseball #259 pages pdf file The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball pdf Sep 15, 2011 #ISBN:9780786489367 #Lou Hernndez #412 pages #The Rise of the Latin American Baseball Leagues, 1947-1961 #Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and Venezuela #"This history of Latin American baseball during the 1940s and 1950s provides an in-depth, year-by-year chronicle of leagues in the primary baseball-playing areas in the region #Sports & Recreation Sports & Recreation #Looks at the history of baseball in a variety of countries, including Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, and includes profiles of each country's teams and top players #607 pages #ISBN:0313322686 #Peter C. Bjarkman #2005 #The Encyclopedia of International Baseball #Diamonds Around the Globe Baseball's Great Hispanic Pitchers #Seventeen Aces from the Major, Negro and Latin American Leagues #Baseball has had many outstanding Latin American pitchers since the early 20th century. This book profiles the greatest Hispanic hurlers to toe the rubber from the mounds of #Sports & Recreation #Nov 6, 2014 #316 pages #ISBN:9780786479757 #Lou Hernandez 272 pages #Interviews with Players in the Latin American Winter Leagues of the 1950s #This is an oral history of the Latin American baseball leagues of the mid-20th century. Interviews with dozens of former major league players, who participated in the winter #Lou Hernndez #Sports & Recreation #Apr 29, 2013 #Memories of Winter Ball #ISBN:9780786493005 Sports & Recreation #ISBN:9780786419289 #Box Scores, Rosters and Statistics from the Files of Cuba's Foremost Baseball Researcher #Early U.S. Blackball Teams in Cuba #Severo Nieto #240 pages #"In the early 20th century, winners of the "colored" championship in the U.S. traveled to Cuba to compete against the top teams, amateur clubs, and All-Star squads #Feb 14, 2008 The pdf Nick C. Wilson #From 1900 through the 1940s Latino baseball players suffered discrimination, poor accommodations, low pay and homesickness to play a game they loved. Those who were both #Major, Minor and Negro Leagues, 1901-1949 #Early Latino Ballplayers in the United States #ISBN:9781476603186 #208 pages #Sports & Recreation #Aug 29, 2005 A