From one of the country's leading contemporary biographers--the first writer to be given access to Jackie Robinson's private papers--comes a memorable portrait of a memorable American--one of baseball's most celebrated players and a pivotal figure in the crucial areas of race and civil rights. of photos.
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From one of the country's leading contemporary biographers--the first writer to be given access to Jackie Robinson's private papers--comes a memorable portrait of a memorable American--one of baseball's most celebrated players and a pivotal figure in the crucial areas of race and civil rights. of photos.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Book ISBN: 0-679-44495-5. Indexed. Blurbs by Roger Kahn and Joyce CarolOates. Clean, solid b/w photos. near fine, nf dj, gold-stamped dark brown bds. Giftable! 512 pgs.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. 512pp, index, notes, bw ills. Or brown papered boards with jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Biography of the first black man to play in major league baseball. Robinson was born in the rural south, the son of a sharecropper, was raised in southern California. He played in the Negro national League, and in 1945 was recognized by the Brooklyn Dodgers as the right player to break baseball's colour barrier-and the game was changed forever. Rookie of the Year in 1947; Most Valuable Player, 6 pennents in ten seasons, induction into the Hall of Fame-all were part of his life in baseball. We see the tensions with white players and the growing friendships with some of them, harrassment and death threats, and his support of Martin Luther King. An extraordinary story of an extraordinary man.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 1st printing. A crisp and unmarked copy, NF/NF. 512pp. In a very nice unclipped jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo-8"-9" Tall.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Octavo. 512pp. Brown boards. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Near fine with a few tiny bumps along the board edges in near fine dustwrapper with edge wear.