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Globetrotter
- How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports
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- Verlag:
- Bloomsbury Academic, 10/2026
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9798216489764
- Artikelnummer:
- 12708952
- Umfang:
- 320 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 454 g
- Maße:
- 229 x 152 mm
- Stärke:
- 25 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 1.10.2026
- Hinweis
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*Bookliststarred review*
The captivating biography of Abe Saperstein, creator of the Harlem Globetrotters
The original Harlem Globetrotters weren't from Harlem, and they didn't start out as globetrotters. The talented all-Black team, started by Jewish immigrant Abe Saperstein, was from Chicago's South Side and initially toured the Midwest in Saperstein's model-T. But with Saperstein's savvy and the players' skills, the Globetrotters became a worldwide sensation.
Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports is the fascinating biography of Saperstein, a five-foot-three promoter who made an amazing impact in a sport where height is at a premium: basketball. After Saperstein founded the team in the 1920s, the players battled everything from blizzards to bigotry, steadily building a reputation for talent and comedy until their footprint covered the entire world.
Abe Saperstein's impact went well beyond the Harlem Globetrotters. He helped keep baseball's Negro Leagues alive, was a force in getting pitching great Satchel Paige his shot at the majors, befriended Olympic star Jesse Owens when he fell on hard times, and pioneered the three-point shot. Globetrotter reveals the tireless work and impressive achievements of a man and a basketball team that made millions of people laugh, gasp, and applaud at their astounding performances.