Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball
By: Scott Simon
Series: Turning points; Turning points (John Wiley & Sons)
Publisher: J. Wiley & Sons
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780471261537; 9780470170410
Subjects: Baseball players; Discrimination in sports; Biography; History
Other titles: Jackie Robinson
Description: The NPR Weekend Edition broadcaster recounts the 1947 integration of major league baseball, capturing the drama of Jackie Robinson's first year in baseball.
Table of contents: title: Hero; title: Steaming home; title: Brooklyn, 1947; title: Barred in Boston; title: Mr. Rickey's little list; title: "Oh, What a pair, those two!"; title: Minor leaguer; title: The season; title: Epilogue; title: Acknowledgments, notes, and thanks.