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Branch Rickey / Jimmy Breslin.
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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- ISBN: 9780670022496
- ISBN: 0670022497
- Physical Description: 147 p. ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2010.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 147) and index. |
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| Subject: | Rickey, Branch, 1881-1965. Rickey, Branch. Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) > Presidents > Biography. Baseball team owners > United States > Biography. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | 796.357092 BRE (Text) | 000097551 | Nonfiction | Available | - |