{"product_id":"baseball-rebels-peter-dreier-9781496217776","title":"Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America","description":"Finalist for the 2023 Seymour Medal \u003cbr\u003e Foreword INDIES Finalist in History \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBaseball Rebels\u003c\/i\u003e Peter Dreier and Robert Elias examine the key social challenges--racism, sexism and homophobia--that shaped society and worked their way into baseball's culture, economics, and politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since baseball emerged in the mid-1800s to become America's pastime, the nation's battles over race, gender, and sexuality have been reflected on the playing field, in the executive suites, in the press box, and in the community. Some of baseball's rebels are widely recognized, but most of them are either little known or known primarily for their baseball achievements--not their political views and activism. Everyone knows the story of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color line, but less known is Sam Nahem, who opposed the racial divide in the U.S. military and organized an integrated military team that won a championship in 1945. Or Toni Stone, the first of three women who played for the Indianapolis Clowns in the previously all-male Negro Leagues. Or Dave Pallone, MLB's first gay umpire. Many players, owners, reporters, and other activists challenged both the baseball establishment and society's status quo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaseball Rebels\u003c\/i\u003e tells stories of baseball's reformers and radicals who were influenced by, and in turn influenced, America's broader political and social protest movements, making the game--and society--better along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Dreier, Robert Elias\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496217772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496217776\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Peter Dreier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044722602239,"sku":"9781496217776","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2eb58e9-d312-45f1-9359-d425fd0be96d.jpg?v=1684974507","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseball-rebels-peter-dreier-9781496217776","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}