1. Josh Gibson refers to players and others involved in the Negro leagues besides Gibson. Choose one of them and research his or her life and then write a short biography of him or her. You may wish to imitate Holway's style, which emphasizes quotations from firsthand observers.
2. In what other books besides Josh Gibson and in what journalistic articles does Holway write about Gibson? How do his views grow and change over the years as he discusses Josh Gibson? Where does Holway come closest to capturing the real man behind the famous image?
3. African-American...
Source: Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults, ©1999 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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