| Contents |
From Buena, Virginia, to Philly -- On the way to Chicago -- The hills arrive in Chicago -- The rambling giants -- Racial conflict on and off the field -- Riots and the noble experiment -- The Spanish flu -- President Wilson and the Suffragists -- Pete Hill on his own -- Finally: a league for black baseball -- Year two in Detroit -- On to Baltimore -- Pete's final moves -- Hall of fame. |
| Abstract |
"Among early 20th century baseball players, John Preston "Pete" Hill (1882-1951) was considered the equal of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker--only skin color kept him out of the majors. A capable manager, Hill captained the Negro League's Chicago-based American Giants, led two expansion teams and retired from the sport as manager of the Baltimore Black Sox. Drawing on contemporary newspaper accounts, this first ever biography of Hill recounts the career of a neglected Hall of Famer in the context of the turbulent issues that surrounded him--segregation, women's suffrage, Prohibition and the Spanish flu"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Luke, Bob Pete Hill Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022] 9781476688770 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2022049939 |
| ISBN | 9781476688770 paperback |
| ISBN | 147668877X paperback |
