| TITLE: |
Jackie Robinson : a biography / Arnold Rampersad. |
| AUTHOR: |
Rampersad, Arnold. |
| PUBLISHED: |
New York : Knopf, 1997. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
x, 512 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| EDITION: |
1st ed. |
| NOTES: |
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| NOTES: |
Wilson's Senior High School |
| NOTES: |
Wilson's Public Library |
| NOTES: |
Library Journal Starred |
| NOTES: |
A biography of Jackie Robinson, a man who became a pivotal figure in the areas of race and civil rights when he broke the color barrier in 1945 to become the first African-American to play major league baseball. |
| NOTES: |
Interest level: Adult |
| SUBJECT: |
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. |
| SUBJECT: |
Baseball players--United States--Biography. |
| SUBJECT: |
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)--History. |
| SUBJECT: |
Baseball players--Biography. |
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