TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nelson,Kadir
TI  - We are the ship: the story of Negro League baseball 
SN  - 9780786808328 (hc.)
AV  - GV875.A1 N45 2008
U1  - 796.357/640973 22
CY  - New York
PB  - Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
KW  - Negro leagues
KW  - History
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - African American baseball players
KW  - Baseball
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of  Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947.  Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson
ER  -