{"product_id":"1934-heidi-lm-jacobs-9781771964777","title":"1934: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars' Barrier-Breaking Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe true story of the first Black team to win an Ontario Baseball Amateur Association championship.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pride of Chatham's East End, the Coloured All-Stars broke the colour barrier in baseball more than a decade before Jackie Robinson did the same in the Major Leagues. Fielding a team of the best Black baseball players from across southwestern Ontario and Michigan, theirs is a story that could only have happened in this particular time and place: during the depths of the Great Depression, in a small industrial town a short distance from the American border, home to one of the most vibrant Black communities in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing heavily on scrapbooks, newspaper accounts, and oral histories from members of the team and their families, \u003cem\u003e1934: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars' Barrier-Breaking Year\u003c\/em\u003e shines a light on a largely overlooked chapter of Black baseball. But more than this, \u003cem\u003e1934\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of one group of men who fought for the respect that was too often denied them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in detail, full of the sounds and textures of a time long past, \u003cem\u003e1934\u003c\/em\u003e introduces the All-Stars' unforgettable players and captures their winning season, so that it almost feels like you're sitting there in Stirling Park's grandstands, cheering on the team from Chatham.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heidi LM Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771964774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771964777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Heidi LM Jacobs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074838720767,"sku":"9781771964777","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76090f55-6fb3-43b0-be64-a488ca6f2846.jpg?v=1685456069","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1934-heidi-lm-jacobs-9781771964777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}