About this title: Of all the great ballplayers to wear Yankee pinstripes, Elston Howard was among the proudest. Remarkable temperament and courage made him the Jackie Robinson of baseball's most storied franchise. No Yankee carried himself with more dignity. No Yankee had greater respect for his teammates or love for his wife and family. And no one loved being a Yankee more than Elston Howard. In Elston and Me, Howard's widow, Arlene, and coauthor Ralph Wimbish recall the life of the first black to play baseball for the New York Yankees. Howard, who played fourteen major-league seasons, was signed by the ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780826213587ISBN:0826213588
Description: Good in good dust jacket. ex library. pages very good with no marks on text. no bent pages. mylar covered dustjacket. library marks. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Sports and American Culture Series. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition ~1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ. of Missouri Press, Missouri
Date Published: 2001
Description: INSCRIBED on title page by author Arlene Howard, widow of Yankee great Elston Howard; fine in near fine jacket, in fresh mylar cover; minor softening to top edge of jacket else a crisp square unmarked copy. read more
Edition: Ex-Library
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Date Published: 11/1/2001
ISBN-13:9780826213587ISBN:0826213588
Description: Very Good. 0826213588 Ex-library book with usual markings. Clean text. SATISF GNTD + SHIPS W/IN 24 HRS. Sorry, no APO deliveries. Ships in a padded envelope with free tracking. 13, 532e. read more
Description: Howard, Arlene. ELSTON AND ME: THE STORY OF THE FIRST BLACK YANKEE. Columbia: University of Columbia, c2001. first printing. 208pp., index, illus. photos. 8vo. as new hardcover in d/j. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: UNIV OF MISSOURI PR
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780826213587ISBN:0826213588
Description: New. Of all the great ballplayers to wear Yankee pinstripes, Elston Howard was among the proudest. Remarkable temperament and courage made him the Jackie Robinson of baseball's most storied franchise. No Yankee carried himself with more dignity. No Yankee... read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Date Published: 2001
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardcover. SIGNED 208 pages, b&w photos. INSCRIBED by both authors and former Yankee legend Yogi Berra on title page. Dust jacket worn with slight crease to rear cover. Clean, tight copy. read more
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