Cuban Star: How One Negro-League Owner Changed the Face of Baseball

by Adrian Burgos Jr.

Book Overview

A proud and boisterous Negro League team owner, Alex Pompez rose to prominence during Latino baseball's earliest glory days. As a passionate and steadfast advocate for Latino players, he helped bring baseball into the modern age. Burgos tells Pompez's story.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809094797
• ISBN13: 9780809094790
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"