Opening day : the story of Jackie Robinson's first season / Jonathan Eig.
World War II had just ended. Democracy had triumphed. Now Americans were beginning to press for justice on the home front--and Jackie Robinson had a chance to lead the way. He was an unlikely hero. He had little experience in organized baseball, his swing was far from graceful, and he was assigned t...
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Main Author: | Eig, Jonathan. |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
[2007]
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