Contenders : : two Native Baseball Players, one World Series
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Call Number: J 920 So, Kids Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Sports / Miscellaneous
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"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"-- Provided by publisher.
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Informative read submitted by traverwood23 on July 9, 2023, 3:43pm This is a great book for anyone who has a baseball loving child and wants to learn the little-told story of early Native American players in the big leagues and the prejudice they faced.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Kokila, 2023.
Year Published: 2023
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780593406472
0593406478
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Starr, Arigon,
SUBJECTS
Meyers, John Tortes, -- 1880-1971.
Bender, Charles Albert, -- 1884-1954.
World Series (Baseball) -- (1911).
Indian baseball players.
Baseball -- United States -- History.