Mexican American Baseball in the Central Coast

Mexican American Baseball in the Central Coast
ISBN-10
1467130877
ISBN-13
9781467130875
Category
History
Pages
159
Language
English
Published
2013-12-09
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Authors
Richard A. Santillan, Christopher Docter, Anna Bermúdez

Description

Mexican American Baseball in the Central Coast pays tribute to the teams and players who brought joy and honor to their fans and communities in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. Baseball was played before enthusiastic crowds in Piru, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Ojai, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Santa Maria, Guadalupe, Lompoc, and other communities. Players and their families helped create the economic infrastructure and prosperity that are evident today in the Central Coast. For women, softball was a social counterbalance to the strict cultural roles defined by society. Many former players dedicated their lives to the unrelenting struggle for social justice, while others devoted themselves to youth sports. This book remedies the glaring omission of baseball images and stories of Mexican American neighborhoods in the Central Coast of California.

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