| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Images of baseball |
| Contents |
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Ventura County -- 2. Women Players of Ventura County -- 3. Braceros and Ventura County Baseball -- 4. Santa Maria Valley -- 5. The Merced Region -- 6. Santa Monica -- 7. San Diego -- 8. The Golden State -- 9. Field of Dreams -- Latino Baseball History Project Advisory Board -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
Mexican American Baseball in Ventura County pays tribute to the legendary teams and players from Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Santa Paula, and other surrounding neighborhoods. From the early 20th century through the 1950s, baseball in Ventura County safeguarded opportunities for nurturing athletic and educational skills, asserting ethnic identity, promoting political self-confidence, developing economic autonomy, and redefining gender roles for women. Outside the ball field, these players and their families helped create the multibillion-dollar agricultural wealth that relied heavily on their backbreaking labor. These extraordinary photographs and remarkable stories shed unparalleled light on the long and rich history of baseball and softball in this celebrated region of California |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 159) |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Baseball -- California -- Ventura County -- History -- Pictorial works
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Mexican American baseball players -- California -- Ventura County -- History -- Pictorial works
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Baseball
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Mexican American baseball players
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California -- Ventura County
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Pictorial works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
José M. Alamillo, author
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Anna Bermúdez, author
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| LC no. |
2016940259 |
| ISBN |
9781439657348 |
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1439657343 |
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9781467117159 |
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1467117153 |
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