| Author | Debono, Paul.
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| Title | The Indianapolis ABCs : history of a premier team in the Negro leagues / Paul Debono.
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| Published | Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1997.
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| Description | viii, 231 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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| ISBN | 0-7864-0367-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 978-0-7864-0367-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-221) and index.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: Diamonds at the crossroads -- Laying the foundation, 1867-1900 -- The birth of the Indianapolis ABCs -- The home team -- Black baseball and C.I. Taylor at an Indiana Health Resort -- Difficult years -- The press and black baseball in Indianapolis -- C.I. Taylor comes to Indianapolis -- The glory years of the ABCs, 1915 and 1916 -- War years, 1917-1919 -- Negro National League -- Extra innings, 1925-1940.
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| Subjects | African American baseball players -- Biography.
Indianapolis ABCs (Baseball team) -- History.
Negro leagues -- History.
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| LC Card Number | 97-10304 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: GV 875 I392 D28
mq235175: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 141757] |
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