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The Resource We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball, words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; forward by Hank Aaron
We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball, words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; forward by Hank Aaron
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The item We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball, words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; forward by Hank Aaron represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 16 library branches.
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The item We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball, words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; forward by Hank Aaron represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 16 library branches.
- Summary
- Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 88 p.
- Isbn
- 9780786808328
- Label
- We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball
- Title
- We are the ship
- Title remainder
- the story of Negro League baseball
- Statement of responsibility
- words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; forward by Hank Aaron
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson
- Cataloging source
- JTB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Nelson, Kadir
- Dewey number
- 796.357/640973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV875.A1
- LC item number
- N45 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Negro leagues
- African American baseball players
- Baseball
- Negro leagues
- African Americans
- Baseball players
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball, words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; forward by Hank Aaron
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- ocn187095171
- Dimensions
- 29 x 29 cm.
- Extent
- 88 p.
- Isbn
- 9780786808328
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2008351768
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- Label
- We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball, words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; forward by Hank Aaron
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- ocn187095171
- Dimensions
- 29 x 29 cm.
- Extent
- 88 p.
- Isbn
- 9780786808328
- Isbn Type
- (hc.)
- Lccn
- 2008351768
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
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