Black Ball and the Boardwalk

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"well researched"-The Courier; "a detailed and fascinating season-by-season reconstruction of the history of the Bacharach Giants...an important book...meticulous...one of the most complete histories of any Negro League team that has been published to date...this book will no doubt foster additional interest in the history of the Negro Leagues"-Journal of Sport History; "enriches the historiography of black baseball, as well as that of baseball more broadly. The assumptions of ESPN's Hall of 100 reveal that popular conceptions of baseball history remain confined to the white major leagues. Overmyer and Plott [The Negro Southern League, McFarland 2015] contest this assumption by illuminating the triumphant, tumultuous, and trailblazing histories of the Bacharach Giants and Negro Southern League. Both authors ambitiously tackled subjects that required diligent and tedious archival research. The detailed accounts they provide not only validate the scholarly seriousness with which they approached their studies, but their passionate commitment to recovering black baseball and ensuring it receives rightful historical appreciation."-Cat Ariail, Sport in American History; "The Atlantic City of the Bacharach Giants was a colorful town politically and otherwise, especially during the era of Prohibition, and Overmyer gives us a vivid picture of the intersection of politics and baseball when liquor was demonized. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of black professional baseball."-Lawrence Hogan, author of The Forgotten History of African American Baseball; "Meticulously researched and beautifully written, Black Ball and the Boardwalk tells the story of Negro League baseball through the lens of one of its most fascinating and under-appreciated teams."-Rebecca T. Alpert, author of Out of Left Field: Jews and Black Baseball.