Adrian Burgos

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Education: Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2000, Distinctions / Awards: National Baseball Hall of Fame Grant, Comprehensive Study of African Americans in Baseball History, Negro League Research/Authors Group, 2001-05, Finalist, Seymour Medal, Society of American Baseball Researchers, 2008, Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Research Council, 2004-2005, Latina/o Book Award, Latin American Studies Association, September 2007. Books: Cuban Star: How One Negro League Owner Changed the Face of Baseball. . New York: Hill & Wang, 2011., Playing America's Game(s): Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line. . Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2007., Hogan, Larry, Adrian Burgos, and et al. Shades of Glory: The Negro Leagues and the Story of African American Baseball. . Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2006.

Cuban Star

November 06, 2012

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13166679-cuban-star Cuban Star: How One Negro-League Owner Changed the Face of Baseball by Adrian Burgos Jr. When…

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