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For nearly 40 years, Ed Bolden dominated black baseball in
Philadelphia. He owned two teams, the Darby-based Hilldale Club and
the Philadelphia Stars, and briefly led the Eastern Colored League,
which he founded. Winner of two championships - one with each team
- he experienced the highs and lows of the Negro Leagues and
remained with the Stars until his death in 1950. Bolden's passing
foreshadowed the dissolution the Negro Leagues in the face of Major
League Baseball's integration. His funeral was attended by many
Philadelphia dignitaries, former players and longtime business
associate Eddie ""Mr. Basketball"" Gottlieb. This book analyzes
Bolden's leadership of both teams through economic downturns,
racial discrimination and two world wars, linking him with
Philadelphia's 19th-century African American leaders.
What did America's greatest orators say regarding significant
issues and concerns throughout United States history? This
three-volume set examines hundreds of the most historically
significant speeches from colonial times to the modern era,
allowing readers to consider exactly what the speakers said-and to
better understand the motivations behind each speech as well as the
effect on the audiences that heard them. This essential reference
work presents the most important and historically significant
speeches delivered since colonial times, providing in essence a
documentary history of the United States through these public
utterances. Readers can witness American history unfold firsthand
through these stirring and at times controversial speeches-from
Patrick Henry's fiery words calling for an American revolution,
through the words of the 19th-century abolitionists and Lincoln's
immortal Gettysburg Address, and up through the 20th century with
President Wilson's famous "Fourteen Points," FDR reminding
Americans that the only thing they had to fear was fear itself, and
George W. Bush responding to the attacks of September 11. For
students, teachers, librarians, and general readers, this
indispensable work provides essential reference resources on the
speeches of great significance in American history. Each speech is
prefaced by a contextual headnote that provides essential
background information and specific details about the speech. This
three-volume set also includes a timeline, a historical review of
each era, biographical sketches of each speaker, and anecdotal
sidebars containing additional information about the speech or
speakers. Presents chronologically arranged entries that provide a
documentary view of American history through the speeches that have
shaped the United States Includes background material that gives
students primary texts to work with and helps them develop their
critical reading, thinking, and writing skills Supplies extensive
background information that places each speech in its historical
context
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