Opening day the story of Jackie Robinson's first season
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...
| Main Author: | Eig, Jonathan. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
c2007.
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Table of Contents:
- Jack Roosevelt Robinson
- "Some good colored players"
- The uprising
- Opening day
- Up in Harlem
- Praying for base hits
- Cardinal sins
- The great road trip
- Tearing up the pea patch
- Pee Wee's embrace
- The glorious crusade
- "A smile of almost painful joy"
- Up and down MacDonough Street
- A real gone guy
- A good thing for everybody
- The poison pen
- The unbeatable Yanks
- Dixie Walker's dilemma
- The footsteps of Enos 'Country' Slaughter
- Shadow dancing
- "We aren't afraid"
- "And the World Series is over."