Rickey and Robinson: The Preacher, the Player, and America's Game
Jackie Robinson's Hall of Fame (1962) career with the Brooklyn Dodgers is legendary. It has been told in movies, TV, and many books, including his own I Never Had It Made (LJ 4/15/95). Though Branch Rickey's story is less celebrated beyond his dramatic 1946 signing of the first Big League black player, his own long career with the Browns, Cards, Dodgers, and Pirates won him his Hall of Fame election in 1967. Chalberg, who will portray Rickey in a one-man play at the Hall of Fame in August, offers a warm look at the two baseball rebels who are so often remembered together. A good choice for young adult and adult public library shelves.DMorey Berger, St. Joseph's Hosp. Lib., Tucson, AZCopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.