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The dual-language (English and Spanish) !PLEIBOL! takes readers on
a journey into the heart and history of U.S. Latina/o baseball. The
extraordinary stories of Latinas/os, alongside the artifacts of
their remarkable lives, demonstrate the historic role baseball has
played as a social and cultural force within Latino communities
across the USA for over a century and how Latinos, in particular,
have influenced and changed the game. Latinas/os have celebrated a
shared cultural heritage, made a living and fought for rights and
justice through baseball. These stories represent experiences to
which many people can relate: how one becomes part of a community;
how the game can bring people together regardless of race, class
and gender and how fans can participate in the culture of the sport
as easily as players can on the field. Through eight thematic
chapters, the authors illustrate how baseball has provided an
important platform from which to celebrate and challenge what it
means to be American. Each chapter features stories and artifacts
from the Smithsonian exhibits of the same name paired with voices
from the community of scholars, players and enthusiasts who have
contributed to the larger pan-Smithsonian Latinos and Baseball
collecting and exhibition initiative. The variety of stories and
objects included in this volume brings seemingly disparate pasts
and present together to reveal how baseball is more than simply a
game. The history of Latinos and baseball is this quintessential
American story.
Many Voices, One Nation explores U.S. history through a powerful
collection of artifacts and stories from America's many peoples.
Sixteen essays, composed by Smithsonian curators and affiliated
scholars, offer distinctive insight into the peopling of the United
States from the Europeans' North American arrival in 1492 to the
near present. Each chapter addresses a different historical era and
considers what quintessentially American ideals like freedom,
equality, and belonging have meant to Americans of all backgrounds,
races, and national origins through the centuries. Much more than
just an anthology, this book is a vibrant, cohesive presentation of
everyday objects and ideas that connect us to our history and to
one another. Using these objects and personal stories as a
transmitter, the book invites readers to hear the voices of our
many voices, and contemplate the complexity of our one nation. The
stories and artifacts included in this volume bring our seemingly
disparate pasts together to inspire possibilities for a shared
future as we constantly reinterpret our e pluribus unum - our
nation of many voices.
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