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

Jules Tygiel; Malcolm X; Maury Allen; Jackie Robinson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525940960 ISBN 13: 9780525940968

Publisher: Dutton Adult, 1997

Synopsis

Presents a collection of writings published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of Robinson's debut in major league baseball

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: Dutton Adult
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0525940960
• ISBN 13: 9780525940968
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288