Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles (Revised)

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Overmyer, James (Author)

ISBN: 1578860016

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Paperback; 298 pages

Publication date: January 26, 1998

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, this book honors the life of Effa Manley, the trailblazing female co-owner of baseball's Newark Eagles. The first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, there was no one like Effa Manley in the sports world of the 1930s and 1940s. She was a sophisticated woman who owned a baseball team. She never shrank from going head to head with men, who dominated the ranks of sports executives. That her life story remained unchronicled for so long can only be attributed to one thing: her team, the Newark Eagles, belonged to the Negro Leagues. In Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles, Negro Leagues Centennial Edition, James Overmyer brings to light new details regarding Effa Manley's fascinating story, including previously-unknown information about her childhood and family. Overmyer wonderfully portrays Effa Manley's trailblazing life, her championship baseball team, and a thriving black community in Newark that took the Eagles into their hearts. In addition, this book contains updates regarding the Negro Leagues, its talented rank of players, and Manley's induction into the Hall of Fame. This important work shines the spotlight on a previously unsung segment of baseball history. Drawing extensively from Eagle team records and Manley's scrapbook, Queen of the Negro Leagues is the definitive biography of a groundbreaking female sports executive.

Biographical Note: James Overmyer writes and lectures on baseball history, primarily on black baseball. He is a member of the Negro Leagues Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research and was a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame special committee that elected Manley and other black baseball figures to the Hall. Overmyer is the author of the first edition of Queen of the Negro Leagues (1998), Black Ball and the Boardwalk: The Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City (2014) and Cum Posey of the Homestead Grays: A Biography of the Negro Leagues Owner and Hall of Famer (2020).

Overmyer, James (Author)

ISBN: 1578860016

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Paperback; 298 pages

Publication date: January 26, 1998

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, this book honors the life of Effa Manley, the trailblazing female co-owner of baseball's Newark Eagles. The first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, there was no one like Effa Manley in the sports world of the 1930s and 1940s. She was a sophisticated woman who owned a baseball team. She never shrank from going head to head with men, who dominated the ranks of sports executives. That her life story remained unchronicled for so long can only be attributed to one thing: her team, the Newark Eagles, belonged to the Negro Leagues. In Queen of the Negro Leagues: Effa Manley and the Newark Eagles, Negro Leagues Centennial Edition, James Overmyer brings to light new details regarding Effa Manley's fascinating story, including previously-unknown information about her childhood and family. Overmyer wonderfully portrays Effa Manley's trailblazing life, her championship baseball team, and a thriving black community in Newark that took the Eagles into their hearts. In addition, this book contains updates regarding the Negro Leagues, its talented rank of players, and Manley's induction into the Hall of Fame. This important work shines the spotlight on a previously unsung segment of baseball history. Drawing extensively from Eagle team records and Manley's scrapbook, Queen of the Negro Leagues is the definitive biography of a groundbreaking female sports executive.

Biographical Note: James Overmyer writes and lectures on baseball history, primarily on black baseball. He is a member of the Negro Leagues Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research and was a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame special committee that elected Manley and other black baseball figures to the Hall. Overmyer is the author of the first edition of Queen of the Negro Leagues (1998), Black Ball and the Boardwalk: The Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City (2014) and Cum Posey of the Homestead Grays: A Biography of the Negro Leagues Owner and Hall of Famer (2020).

Review Quotes:

Overmyer's narrative reveals the essence of the blackest white woman in a league the color of midnight. Discover this Queen's hidden truths in this scintillating read about her journey as a team owner.--Larry Lester, chairman of SABR's Negro Leagues Committee and co-author of The Negro Leagues Book, Volume 2: The Players

Queen of the Negro Leagues presents the reader with a lively account of a central figure in the history of black baseball. It brings to life, both for scholars and the general reading public, a story that is well worth telling--needs to be told--and is told so well. Overmyer sheds a brilliant light on where this remarkable woman fits into the history of our national pastime, and in his telling of Effa Manley's story gives us an enduring contribution to American culture, memory, and to the history of our nation's premier sport.--Lawrence Hogan, author of The Forgotten History of African American Baseball and producer of the documentary Before You Can Say Jackie Robinson: Black Baseball in America in the Era of the Color Line

This book recounts the full life of Hall of Fame owner Effa Manley, a story most are unfamiliar with. This new edition provides details about her early life that had previously not been known, talks about her election to the Hall in 2006, and updates information about the Negro Leagues themselves. This is a must-have book for any baseball fan.--Leslie Heaphy, vice president, Society for American Baseball Research, associate professor, Kent State University at Stark, and author of The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960

Overmyer depicts the life of a unique woman who played a significant role in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s and 40s. This updated edition includes new details about the baseball executive who broke barriers throughout her life.--Amy Essington, author, The Integration of the Pacific Coast League: Race and Baseball in the West