They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota by Frank M. White

They Played for the Love of the Game: Untold Stories of Black Baseball in Minnesota Frank M. White ebook
ISBN: 9781681340043
Page: 192
Format: pdf
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press

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