Mexican American Baseball in the San Gabriel Valley (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540235978)

Mexican American Baseball in the San Gabriel Valley puts on record the resounding and brilliant history of baseball and softball in this vibrant and colorful region. Since the early 1900s, baseball and softball have brought boundless joy and immense honor to their fans, families, and neighborhoods. The rich memories of baseball and softball serve as critical prisms to better understand community history; the struggle for social, educational, and cultural equality; the untold contributions of women; the critical role of immigration and labor movements; economic autonomy; political self-determination; and an unmatched love for sports. These breathtaking images and extraordinary stories shed unparalleled light on baseball and softball in this celebrated area of California.

Author: Richard A. Santillan, Camila Alva Lopez, James H. Aguirre
ISBN-10: 1540235971
ISBN-13: 9781540235978
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2018
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d