Rube Foster; Cool Papa Bell; Monte Irvin; Buck Leonard...they are some of the greatest players to ever play the game; so why have so few people heard of them? Because they never played in the MLB; they were the heroes of a baseball league often forgotten: The Negro League. This book traces the history of the league from the early days of Professional Black Baseball and the formation of leagues to Post-Integration decline. HistoryCaps is an imprint of BookCaps Study Guides. With each book; a brief period of history is recapped. We publish a wide array of topics (from baseball and music to science and philosophy); so check our growing catalogue regularly to see our newest books.
#95799 in Books imusti 2013-05-14 2013-05-14Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.25 x .88 x 5.50l; .72 #File Name: 1616202785320 pagesAlgonquin Books
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating work!By Charlottekrn BookfairJournalist and author; Matti Friedman details the history and the journey of one of the greatest books in Jewish Biblical Literature. The Codex; known as the Aram-Tzova; and later; the Aleppo Crown; originated in Tiberius in 930CE. Scholars painstakingly copied in an exact and precise replication; each and every letter; each and every vowel; and each and every word of the Tanach; the Hebrew Bible. The express purpose of the Codex was to insure that Jews in the Diaspora would have only one exact Bible for every Jewish community throughout the world; as singularity and unification was ultimately the only possibility for the survival of Judaism. The Codex; meant to be a reference guide; issued as a bound book rather than a rolled scroll. Mattie Friedman’s non-fiction work offers a wealth of information on Jewish history; and though slows in parts; bogged down in detail; ultimately brings to light the fate of the treasured and beloved; priceless Crown of Aleppo.22 of 23 people found the following review helpful. Interesting; But Not Quite Enough Material for a BookBy Gary L. MischPlus -1. The Aleppo Codex; including its ancient and modern history; is worth reading about. You will learn more about it here than you will in Wikipedia; c.2. The discussion of the Israeli government's treatment of the sacred texts of North African and Arabian Jewish communities that were resettled in Israel is is a sidelight; but interesting. It's also illustrative of the attitude of the the secular Jews who founded modern Israel. They placed the culture of these ancient communities in museums; while pushing their people into the modern socialist framework.Minus -There simply isn't enough here for a book length piece. Too much conjecture; both on the part of the author and many of the interviewees. Overall; I'm glad the author took the time to do the leg work.I bought the Kindle version.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating search for the truth about the Aleppo CodexBy History HannahThis book had many twists and turns in the author's dogged determination to find out what really happened to this sacred book. Had this not been labeled non-fiction; I would have thought it was fiction. This author takes the reader on his journey to discover the truth. His conclusion as to what happened is unexpected; yet makes sense.
