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Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America History_Gift_Guide Gary Bloomfield presents here theA vital and gripping (The Washington Post) exploration of how Black Americans have shaped baseball from its emergence after the Civil War to the Negro Leagues and Jackie Robinsons breaking of the color barrier, up to todays gameby award winning author Gerald Early in collaboration with the National Baseball Hall of Fame. FINALIST: CASEY AWARD FOR THE BEST BASEBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR No sport has been more associated with Americas sense of itself, with