Baseball’s Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues

Amanda Nazario
May 21
1 min read

Author:

Andrea Williams

Page Count:

336

Book Summary:

In which the story of the first woman inducted to the baseball hall of fame is told. Get to experience Effa Manley’s journey as co-owner of the Newark Eagles and the process of the Negro Leagues getting intigrated into the Major Leagues.

Genre

Nonfiction

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