Branch Rickey, Jimmy Breslin
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Branch Rickey, Jimmy Breslin
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147)
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individual biography
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no index present
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non fiction
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Branch Rickey
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650210636
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Jimmy Breslin
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Penguin life
Summary
A bestselling author remembers the man who integrated baseball. The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever
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