Nelson, Kadir.

We are the ship : the story of Negro League baseball / words and paintings by Kadir Nelson ; foreward by Hank Aaron. - New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c2008. - 88 p. : col. ill. ; 29 x 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Using an "Everyman" player as his narrator, Kadir Nelson tells the story of Negro League baseball from its beginnings in the 1920s through the decline after Jackie Robinson crossed over to the majors in 1947. Illustrations from oil paintings by artist Kadir Nelson.

ISBN: 9780786808328 (hc.) 0786808322 (hc.)

LCCN: 2008351768

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Negro leagues--History.
African American baseball players.
Baseball--History.--United States

LC Class. No.: GV875.A1 / N45 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 796.357/640973