These are the books I have acquired that I think are indispensable:
1. The Negro Baseball Leagues: A Photographic History by Phil Dixon
2. Only The Ball Was White by Robert Peterson
3. Blackball Stars: Negro League Pioneers by John B. Holway
4. Black Ball and the Boardwalk: The Bacharach Giants Of Atlantic City, 1916-1929 by James E. Overmeyer
5. Black Baseball Entrepreneurs, 1902-1931 by Michael E. Lomax
6. Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878-1961 by Jorge S. Figueredo
7. Negro League Baseball Collectibles Guide by forum member Philip Garry
I know there is a Negro League encyclopedia that exists, but you said you didn’t want a book like that.
Hope this list helps!
Scott
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