Opening day : the story of Jackie Robinson's first season
(Book)
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2007.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780743294607, 0743294602
Status
Milton Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction
796.3 EIG
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796.3 EIG
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2007.
Physical Desc
x, 323 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780743294607, 0743294602
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
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, Jonathan Eig presents a fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who embodied integration's promise and helped launch the modern civil-rights era.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Eig, J. (2007). Opening day: the story of Jackie Robinson's first season . Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eig, Jonathan. 2007. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Eig, Jonathan. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season Simon & Schuster, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Eig, Jonathan. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season Simon & Schuster, 2007.
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