{"product_id":"rube-foster-in-his-time-larry-lester-9780786439270","title":"Rube Foster in His Time: On the Field and in the Papers with Black Baseball's Greatest Visionary","description":"\u003cp\u003e Although Andrew \"Rube\" Foster (1879-1930) stands among the best African American pitchers of the 1900s, this baseball pioneer made his name as the founder and president of the Negro National League, the first all-black league to survive a full season. In addition to founding this groundbreaking black-owned and -operated business, Foster also founded and managed the Chicago American Giants, one of the most successful black baseball teams of the pre-integration era. This definitive biography combines period editorials and correspondence with insightful narrative to provide a comprehensive portrait of this innovative Hall of Famer. From the unstructured early days of black baseball, when Foster gained glory as a hard-throwing pitcher, through his struggles to establish the NNL and the Giants, to his tragic death from complications of syphilis, this work pays overdue tribute to an authentic American baseball icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Lester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786439270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786439270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Larry Lester","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441343475967,"sku":"9780786439270","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5cfe81a2-5606-4f38-a382-819ce8bcd88e.jpg?v=1777190283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rube-foster-in-his-time-larry-lester-9780786439270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}