A fine team man : Jackie Robinson and the lives he touched

Cox, Joe, 1980- author.

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"A biography about baseball legend Jackie Robinson featuring figures whose lives were altered by "the great experiment," as the integration of baseball was called during his time"-- Provided by publisher.

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African American baseball players Biography

Baseball players United States Biography

Discrimination in sports United States History

Negro leagues History

Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972

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ISBN:

9781493039043

Description:

ix, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction
Rachel Robinson: you know doggone well you've got a girl
Attendance, Jesus, and America: the motivations of Branch Rickey
Tricky navigation: Happy Chandler, Jim Crow, and Jackie Robinson
Wendell Smith and the power of the press
Clyde Sukeforth and the residue of design
Kindly old Burt Shotton: I cannot possibly hurt you
Men and brothers: Red Barber and Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese: standing by me
Dixie Walker: I feel like I've learned

LCCN:

2018044192

Control Number:

2645338

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