{"product_id":"joe-cambria-9781476681474","title":"Joe Cambria","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   One of the most prolific scouts in baseball history, Joe Cambria almost single-handedly saved the Washington Senators from ruin. Signing a stream of young players from Cuba--as many as 20 per season for three decades--he fed the team affordable talent and kept them competitive during World War II, when many front-liners went to the front lines. Cambria subverted baseball''s color line years before Jackie Robinson broke it, signing light-skinned Cubans--many of African descent--who could pass in the all-white Major Leagues. This first ever biography traces his memorable career, including the shady hiring practices and flamboyant deals that drew rulings from the bench of Kenesaw Mountain Landis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. The American Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. The 1920s: Blowing the Bugle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. 1930–1935: From the Blue Ridge League to the NNL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. 1935–1939: The Cuban Connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. 1940–1945: Washington at War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. 1946–1949: When the Boys Came Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. 1950–1954: Keeping Them Competitive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. 1955–1959: The Making of a Champion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. 1960 and Beyond: A Career at Its Close\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Griffith, Cambria, the Cubans and Race\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. The Good, the Bad, the Ugly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix I: Selected Players Signed by Cambria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix II: Chronology of Cambria's Minor League Ownership\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix III: The Latin Senators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742570905943,"sku":"9781476681474","price":31.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476681474.jpg?v=1758385304","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/joe-cambria-9781476681474","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}