A Strong Right Arm
The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
by Michelle Y. Green
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A biography of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, one of the few African American women who played professional baseball in the Negro Leagues.
Editions of A Strong Right Arm
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Dial Books for Young Readers |
Date 2002 |
Price $1.00 |
 Used, Good |
Publisher Notes
Determined to become a professional baseball player, Mamie Johnson takes her fierce curve-ball to the all-white and all-male Police Athletic League tryouts and from there becomes one of only three women to ever play in the professional Negro Leagues.
Media Reviews
"[A]t once unique, yet sadly representative of the hold racism had on every facet of society....The reader is richer for the opportunity of meeting Mamie in this poignant and fascinating story of a great lady."
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