The Forgotten League: A History of Negro League Baseball (History Shorts, Book 2)

The greatest baseball players...you've never heard of!Rube Foster, Cool Papa Bell, Monte Irvin, Buck Leonard...they are some of the greatest players to ever play the game. So, why have so few people heard of them? Because they never played in the MLB; they were the heroes of a baseball league often forgotten: the Negro League.This book traces the history of the league from the early days of professional Black baseball and the formation of leagues to post-integration decline.HistoryCaps is an imprint of BookCaps Study Guides. With each book, a brief period of history is recapped. We publish a wide array of topics (from baseball and music to science and philosophy), so check our growing catalog regularly to see our newest books. Read more