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Two pioneers : how Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson transformed baseball--and America
- Title
- Two pioneers : how Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson transformed baseball--and America / Robert C. Cottrell.
- Author
- Cottrell, Robert C., 1950-
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2012.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 14-8332 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 271 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Discrimination and the National Pastime -- 2. Anti-Semitism and a Detroit Tiger -- 3. A Major League Star -- 4. Baseball in a Time of War -- 5. Racism and the Making of a Sports Star -- 6. Out of School and Into the Army -- 7. The Color Barrier Remains -- 8. Greenberg Returns -- 9. The Signing of Jackie Robinson -- 10. A Year of Transition and Hope -- 11. Greenberg's Final Season and Baseball's Great Experiment -- 12. A Tiger's Horizons Expand -- 13. The Greatest Brooklyn Dodger -- 14. Jackie Robinson's Final Years -- 15. Two Pioneers -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-8332
- ISBN
- 9781597978422 (hardcover)
- 1597978426 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2012000672
- OCLC
- 773023747
- Author
- Cottrell, Robert C., 1950-
- Title
- Two pioneers : how Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson transformed baseball--and America / Robert C. Cottrell.
- Imprint
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2012.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-8332