Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy (Anniversary) - Paperback
by Jules Tygiel
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195339284ISBN-10:195339282UPC:9780195339284Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Baseball, Sports, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:History, AmericanSize:7.90 x 5.53 x 0.83 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SCXF2ARGF7
Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy (Anniversary)
In this gripping account of one of the most important steps in the history of American desegregation, Jules Tygiel tells the story of Jackie Robinson's crossing of baseball's color line. Examining the social and historical context of Robinson's introduction into white organized baseball, both on and off the field, Tygiel also tells the often neglected stories of other African-American...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195339284ISBN-10:195339282UPC:9780195339284Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Baseball, Sports, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:History, AmericanSize:7.90 x 5.53 x 0.83 inchesWeight:0.7209Product ID:SCXF2ARGF7
Jules Tygiel, a native of Brooklyn, is Professor of History at San Francisco State University and founder of the Pacific Ghost League. He is the author of The Great Los Angeles Swindle: Oil, Stocks, and Scandal During the Roaring Twenties.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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25th Anniversary Edition
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