Branch Rickey : a Penguin life / Jimmy Breslin.
A bestselling author remembers the man who integrated baseball. The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, ch...
| Uniform Title: | Penguin lives series.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
[2011], ©2011.
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| Series: | Penguin lives series.
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| Physical Description: | 147 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
A bestselling author remembers the man who integrated baseball. The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever. |
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| Call Number: | GV865.R45 B74 2011 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 147). |
| ISBN: | 9780670022496 0670022497 |