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Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series
Traci Sorell
Illustrator: Arigon Starr
Ages: 9+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Kokila/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-40547-2
Keywords: Sports. Baseball, Native Americans, Racism
Although they were subjected to racism, two great Native baseball players faced each other in an exciting game in the 1911 World Series. Digital illustrations.