Speak English!: The Rise of Latinos in Baseball

Name: Speak English!: The Rise of Latinos in Baseball
Price: 33.01 USD
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ISBN: 9781606351673

ISBN-10: 1606351672

ISBN-13: 9781606351673

Edition: 2013

Authors: Rafael Hermoso, Rita Rivera

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Latinos dominate baseball today, leading off the lineups of the best teams, making contenders strong up the middle, or helping to anchor pitching staffs. Vladimir Guerrero, Omar Vizquel, and Mariano Rivera are well-known professional baseball stars. But many Latinos had less flashy beginnings.Speak English! The Rise of Latinos in Baseball chronicles how much-- and how little--has changed since the first Latino played in the big leagues in the nineteenth century. By the middle of the next century, the Alous, Vic Power, and Rico Carty worked to earn their place in the game amid taunts and ridicule. Today, even established players and stars may be told to speak English in clubhouses--eliciting…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr
Binding: Paperback
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English