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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Branch Rickey; Branch Rickey |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jimmy Breslin |
| ISBN: | 9780670022496 0670022497 |
| OCLC Number: | 650210636 |
| Description: | 147 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Series Title: | Penguin lives series. |
| Responsibility: | Jimmy Breslin. |
Abstract:
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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