{"product_id":"baseballs-leading-lady-andrea-williams-9781250866547","title":"Baseball's Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e and Steve Sheinkin's \u003ci\u003eUndefeated\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrea Williams's \u003ci\u003eBaseball's Leading Lady\u003c\/i\u003e is the powerful true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, Black athletes played in the Negro Leagues--on teams coached by Black managers, cheered on by Black fans, and often run by Black owners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the riveting true story of the woman at the center of the Black baseball world: Effa Manley, co-owner and business manager of the Newark Eagles. Elegant yet gutsy, she cultivated a powerhouse team. Yet just as her Eagles reached their pinnacle, so did calls to integrate baseball, a move that would all but extinguish the Negro Leagues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn and off the field, Effa hated to lose. She had devoted her life to Black empowerment--but in the battle for Black baseball, was the game rigged against her?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250866545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250866547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e512222 \/ Baseball's Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrea Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071346077951,"sku":"9781250866547","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77295360-d87d-4248-ad5c-d558a9ffd5d5.jpg?v=1685435561","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseballs-leading-lady-andrea-williams-9781250866547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}