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- 2007001249 abstract "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.".
- 2007001249 contributor B10750159.
- 2007001249 created "c2007.".
- 2007001249 date "2007".
- 2007001249 date "c2007.".
- 2007001249 dateCopyrighted "c2007.".
- 2007001249 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2007001249 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.".
- 2007001249 extent "x, 323 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- 2007001249 identifier "0743294602".
- 2007001249 identifier "9780743294607".
- 2007001249 identifier 2007001249-d.html.
- 2007001249 identifier 2007001249-s.html.
- 2007001249 identifier 2007001249-b.html.
- 2007001249 identifier 2007001249.html.
- 2007001249 issued "2007".
- 2007001249 issued "c2007.".
- 2007001249 language "eng".
- 2007001249 publisher "New York : Simon & Schuster,".
- 2007001249 spatial "United States".
- 2007001249 spatial "United States.".
- 2007001249 subject "796.357092 B 22".
- 2007001249 subject "African American baseball players Biography.".
- 2007001249 subject "Baseball United States History.".
- 2007001249 subject "Baseball players United States Biography.".
- 2007001249 subject "Discrimination in sports United States.".
- 2007001249 subject "GV865.R6 E35 2007".
- 2007001249 subject "Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.".
- 2007001249 title "Opening day : the story of Jackie Robinson's first season / Jonathan Eig.".
- 2007001249 type "text".