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Royal Treatment: Jackie Robinson, Montreal, and the Breaking of Baseball's Color Barrier

Royal Treatment: Jackie Robinson, Montreal, and the Breaking of Baseball's Color Barrier - Hardcover

by Sean J. McLaughlin
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sean J. McLaughlinPublish date:4/1/2026Pages:296
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496244314ISBN-10:1496244311UPC:9781496244314Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Baseball, Sports, African American & BlackBook Topic:HistorySize:9.17 x 6.39 x 1.15 inchesWeight:1.3118Product ID:SCCR5Q4K8S

Royal Treatment: Jackie Robinson, Montreal, and the Breaking of Baseball's Color Barrier

The story of Jackie Robinson's prodigious talent, his courageous journey, and his influence on both the game of baseball and American society writ large has been told well and often. What hasn't been told is the full story of his first season in the minor leagues in Montreal. In 1946, before moving up to the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson spent a season thrilling home crowds in a Canadian city with...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781496244314ISBN-10:1496244311UPC:9781496244314Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Baseball, Sports, African American & BlackBook Topic:HistorySize:9.17 x 6.39 x 1.15 inchesWeight:1.3118Product ID:SCCR5Q4K8S

Sean J. McLaughlin is a historian, serving as the director of Special Collections and Exhibits at Murray State University in Kentucky. He is the author of JFK and de Gaulle: How America and France Failed in Vietnam, 1961-1963 and coauthor of The Finest Place We Know: A Centennial History of Murray State, 1922-2022.


Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

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Sean J. McLaughlin

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