The Jackie Robinson Reader: Perspectives on an American Hero - Softcover

Kahn, Roger; Barber, Red; Smith, Wendell; Malcolm X; Mann, Arthur; More

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452275822 ISBN 13: 9780452275829

Publisher: Plume, 1998

Synopsis

Offering viewpoints on both Jackie Robinson and his role in the world of baseball in the 1940s, a collection of writings that include some letters by Robinson himself sheds light on the cultural impact of his actions and the man behind the popular hero. Reprint.

About this title

Review:

Jackie Robinson biographer Jules Tygiel has compiled a powerful batting order of prominent writers and those who knew Robinson first-hand--including Roger Kahn, Red Barber, black sportswriter Wendell Smith, Robinson's Olympic-medalist brother Mack, even Malcolm X and Jackie Robinson himself. Their perspectives help pierce the shadow cast by the legend and shed real light on the man. Barber's poignant recollection of his personal battle with racism still rings loudly a half century later, and Harold Parrott's "The Betrayal of Robinson" is an unforgettably harrowing account of the animosity directed toward Robinson that first season.

About the Author:

Jules Tygiel is a leading authority on Jackie Robinson, and the author of Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy. He lives in San Francisco, California, where he is a professor of history at San Francisco State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plume
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0452275822
• ISBN 13: 9780452275829
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Tygiel Jules