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Jackie Robinson
Susan Muaddi Darraj
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Description for Jackie Robinson
Before 1947, professional baseball was as segregated as the rest of American society. But on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and changed history by becoming the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. This illustrated biography traces the phenomenal rise of this all-American icon. Num Pages: 122 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
Before 1947, professional baseball was as segregated as the rest of American society: Black baseball players were forced to compete in the Negro Leagues, rather than in Major League Baseball. But on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and changed history by becoming the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and managed by the visionary Branch Rickey, Robinson spent 10 seasons in the major leagues, during which time the Dodgers won six pennants. Robinson was a six-time All-Star, the National League Rookie of the Year in 1947, and ... Read more
Before 1947, professional baseball was as segregated as the rest of American society: Black baseball players were forced to compete in the Negro Leagues, rather than in Major League Baseball. But on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and changed history by becoming the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and managed by the visionary Branch Rickey, Robinson spent 10 seasons in the major leagues, during which time the Dodgers won six pennants. Robinson was a six-time All-Star, the National League Rookie of the Year in 1947, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
Number of Pages
122
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9780791094426
SKU
V9780791094426
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99-3
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