The Resource J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in Black baseball, William A. Young
J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in Black baseball, William A. Young
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- Summary
- "Baseball pioneer J.L. Wilkinson (1878-1964) was the owner and founder, in 1920, of the Negro League's famed Kansas City Monarchs. The only white owner in the National Negro League, Wilkinson earned a reputation in African American baseball for treating players with fairness and respect. Wilkinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- v, 232 pages
- Contents
-
- Prologue : "A thrilling and fascinating epic"
- Early life and a start in baseball (1878-1911)
- Breaking new ground
- the all-nations team (1912-1919)
- Founding the Monarchs and the Negro National League (1920-1923)
- Negro National League and World Champions (1924-1929)
- The innovator
- night baseball and barnstorming (1930-1936)
- Joining the Negro American League (1937-1938)
- J.L. Wilkinson and the rebirth of Satchel Paige (1938-1939)
- The "Black Yankees"
- the Monarchs reach their peak (1940-1945)
- J.L. Wilkinson, Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball (1945)
- Final years for Wilkinson and the Monarchs (1946-1964)
- Epilogue : The long road to Cooperstown
- Appendix : Kansas City Monarchs rosters and records during the J.L. Wilkinson era (1920-1948)
- Isbn
- 9781476662992
- Label
- J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in Black baseball
- Title
- J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs
- Title remainder
- trailblazers in Black baseball
- Statement of responsibility
- William A. Young
- Subject
-
- Baseball
- Baseball -- United States -- History
- Baseball team owners
- Baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- History
- Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball team)
- Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball team) -- History
- African American baseball players
- Negro leagues -- History
- United States
- Wilkinson, J. L, 1878-1964
- Wilkinson, J. L, 1878-1964
- Negro leagues
- African American baseball players -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Baseball pioneer J.L. Wilkinson (1878-1964) was the owner and founder, in 1920, of the Negro League's famed Kansas City Monarchs. The only white owner in the National Negro League, Wilkinson earned a reputation in African American baseball for treating players with fairness and respect. Wilkinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Young, William A.
- Dewey number
-
- 796.357092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV865.W476
- LC item number
- Y68 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Wilkinson, J. L
- Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball team)
- Wilkinson, J. L
- Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball team)
- Baseball team owners
- African American baseball players
- Negro leagues
- Baseball
- African American baseball players
- Baseball
- Baseball team owners
- Negro leagues
- United States
- Label
- J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in Black baseball, William A. Young
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : "A thrilling and fascinating epic" -- Early life and a start in baseball (1878-1911) -- Breaking new ground -- the all-nations team (1912-1919) -- Founding the Monarchs and the Negro National League (1920-1923) -- Negro National League and World Champions (1924-1929) -- The innovator -- night baseball and barnstorming (1930-1936) -- Joining the Negro American League (1937-1938) -- J.L. Wilkinson and the rebirth of Satchel Paige (1938-1939) -- The "Black Yankees" -- the Monarchs reach their peak (1940-1945) -- J.L. Wilkinson, Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball (1945) -- Final years for Wilkinson and the Monarchs (1946-1964) -- Epilogue : The long road to Cooperstown -- Appendix : Kansas City Monarchs rosters and records during the J.L. Wilkinson era (1920-1948)
- Control code
- ocn948547804
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- v, 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476662992
- Lccn
- 2016044895
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99971354450
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- J.L. Wilkinson and the Kansas City Monarchs : trailblazers in Black baseball, William A. Young
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : "A thrilling and fascinating epic" -- Early life and a start in baseball (1878-1911) -- Breaking new ground -- the all-nations team (1912-1919) -- Founding the Monarchs and the Negro National League (1920-1923) -- Negro National League and World Champions (1924-1929) -- The innovator -- night baseball and barnstorming (1930-1936) -- Joining the Negro American League (1937-1938) -- J.L. Wilkinson and the rebirth of Satchel Paige (1938-1939) -- The "Black Yankees" -- the Monarchs reach their peak (1940-1945) -- J.L. Wilkinson, Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball (1945) -- Final years for Wilkinson and the Monarchs (1946-1964) -- Epilogue : The long road to Cooperstown -- Appendix : Kansas City Monarchs rosters and records during the J.L. Wilkinson era (1920-1948)
- Control code
- ocn948547804
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- v, 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9781476662992
- Lccn
- 2016044895
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 99971354450
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Baseball
- Baseball -- United States -- History
- Baseball team owners
- Baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- History
- Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball team)
- Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball team) -- History
- African American baseball players
- Negro leagues -- History
- United States
- Wilkinson, J. L, 1878-1964
- Wilkinson, J. L, 1878-1964
- Negro leagues
- African American baseball players -- History
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