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      Mike Torrez: A Baseball Biography

      Jorge Iber

      Mike Torrez is remembered as the pitcher who gave up the infamous three-run homer to Bucky Bleeping Dent in the 1978 playoffs tie-breaker between the Red Sox and Yankees. Yet…

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      More Than Just Peloteros: Sport and U.S. Latino Communities

      Examines the history of Latino/a athletes in American sports, including baseball, boxing, football, basketball, and horse racing. Also evaluates the role of sports in Spanish-speaking culture in the US.

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      Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999

      Jorge Iber

      Here, the author looks at the history and culture of Hispanics in Utah and examines the impact of their widespread conversion from Catholicism to Mormonism. His study examines Hispanic assimilation…

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      Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999

      Jorge Iber

      Here, the author looks at the history and culture of Hispanics in Utah and examines the impact of their widespread conversion from Catholicism to Mormonism. His study examines Hispanic assimilation…

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      Latinos and Latinas in American Sport: Stories Beyond Peloteros

      This anthology expands upon the significance of sport in US Latino communities by looking at sports as diverse as drag racing and community softball, the rise of Latinas in high…

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      Senor Sack: The Life of Gabe Rivera

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      Adrian Gabriel Gabe Rivera was one of the greatest players in the history of Texas Tech football. Sports historian Jorge Iber’s newest book chronicles this Mexican American athlete’s rise to…

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      More Than Just Peloteros: Sport and U.S. Latino Communities

      Examines the history of Latino/a athletes in American sports, including baseball, boxing, football, basketball, and horse racing. Also evaluates the role of sports in Spanish-speaking culture in the US.

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      Beisbol on the Air: Essays on Major League Spanish-Language Broadcasters

      Filling a gap in the literature of baseball, this collection of new essays examines the history of the game in Spanish, from the earliest 'locutores' who called the plays for…

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      Hispanics in the American West

      Jorge Iber,Arnoldo DeLeon

      This work provides a revealing look at the history of Hispanic peoples in the American West (or, from the Mexican perspective, El Norte) from the period of Spanish colonization through…

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      Latinos in American Football: Pathbreakers on the Gridiron, 1927 to the Present

      Mario Longoria,Jorge Iber

      This history of Latinos in American Football dispels the nativists and sports myths that baseball, boxing, and soccer are the chosen and competent sports for Spanish-surname athletes. It documents their…

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      Tony Romo: A Texas Sports Hero

      Jorge Iber,Raquel Iber,Connie Noble

      Tony Romo’s place in NFL history is a surprising story, one that Jorge and Raquel Iber tell from its unlikely origins to its happy present in clear language for middle…

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      Mexican Americans and Sports: A Reader on Athletics and Barrio Life

      Analyzes sporting experiences and organizations, as well as their impact on communal and individual lives. This title features contributions that spotlight diverse fields of athletic endeavor: baseball, football, soccer, boxing…

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      Mexican Americans and Sports: A Reader on Athletics and Barrio Life

      Analyzes sporting experiences and organizations, as well as their impact on communal and individual lives. This title features contributions that spotlight diverse fields of athletic endeavor: baseball, football, soccer, boxing…

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      Moments of Joy and Heartbreak: 66 Significant Episodes in the History of the Pittsburgh Pirates

      Jorge Iber

      The Pittsburgh Pirates have a long history, peppered with moments significant both to Pirates fans and Major League Baseball. While the Pirates are recognized as fielding the first all-black lineup…

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      Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region

      Grace Guajardo Charles,Gregory Lyndon Garrett,Jorge Iber

      Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region celebrates the game as it was played in the Tejano and Tejana communities throughout Texas. This regional focus explores the importance of the…

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      Latinos in U.S Sport: A History of Isolation, Cultural Identity, and Acceptance

      Jorge Iber,Samuel O. Regalado,Jose Alamillo,Arnoldo De Leon

      Latinos in U.S. Sport presents a long-overdue look at the history of Latino participation in multiple facets of American sport and provides a balanced history of the contribution of Spanish-speaking…

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      Mexican American Baseball in South Texas

      Richard A. Santillan,Gregory Garrett,Juan D. Coronado,Jorge Iber,Roberto Zamora

      Mexican American Baseball in South Texas pays tribute to the former baseball teams and players from Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, Pharr, Donna, Alamo, San Juan, Brownsville, Harlingen, and other surrounding communities…

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      Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region

      Richard A. Santillan,Jorge Iber,Grace G. Charles,Alberto Rodriguez,Gregory Garrett

      Mexican American Baseball in the Alamo Region celebrates the game as it was played in the Tejano and Tejana communities throughout Texas. This regional focus explores the importance of the…

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      Mexican American Baseball in El Paso

      Richard A. Santillan,Eric Enders,Pete G. Flores,Donavan Lopez,Jorge Iber

      Mexican American Baseball in El Paso chronicles the vibrant and colorful history of baseball in the El Paso-Juarez border region. For more than a century, baseball along the border has…

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