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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| Other Authors: | Allen, Richard, 1957-2013. |
| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Old Saybrook, Conn.] :
Tantor Audio,
c2007.
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Summary: |
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 to play a position he had never tried before. But the biggest concern was his temper--Robinson was an angry man who played aggressively. In order to succeed he would have to control himself in the face of what promised to be a brutal assault by opponents of integration. Drawing on interviews with surviving players, sportswriters, and eyewitnesses, as well as newly discovered material from archives around the country, this a fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who embodied integration's promise and helped launch the modern civil-rights era. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from container. Compact disc. Duration: 12:00:00. |
| Physical Description: |
10 sound discs (ca. 12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
1400104343 9781400104345 140013434X (Library Binder Pkg) 9781400134342 (Library Binder Pkg) 1400154340 (Retail Slimline Pkg) 9781400154340 (Retail Slimline Pkg) |
| Author Notes: |
Richard Allen is a five-time Audie-nominated narrator whose work has been acknowledged on the Best Audiobooks Lists for Audiofile and Library Journal . |