Title: Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball /
Authors: Simon, Scott
Publisher: J. Wiley & Sons,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Robinson, Jackie,; Baseball players United States Biography; Discrimination in sports United States History
Abstract: The NPR Weekend Edition broadcaster recounts the 1947 integration of major league baseball, capturing the drama of Jackie Robinson's first year in baseball.
Contents: Hero -- Steaming home -- Brooklyn, 1947 -- Barred in Boston -- Mr. Rickey's little list -- "Oh, What a pair, those two!" -- Minor leaguer -- The season -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments, notes, and thanks.