Opening Day
The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season
Author:
Jonathan Eig
Narrator:
Richard Allen
April 15, 1947, marked the most important opening day in baseball history. When Jackie Robinson stepped onto the diamond that afternoon at Ebbets Field, he became the first black man to break into major-league baseball in the twentieth century. In Opening Day, Jonathan Eig tells the true story behind the national pastime's most sacred myth. Drawing on interviews with surviving players, sportswriters, and eyewitnesses, as well as newly discovered material from archives around the country, Eig presents a fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who embodied integration's promise and helped launch the modern civil rights era.
Product Details ⌃
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ISBN:
9781615745692
SKU#:
11092
Publisher:
Tantor Audio
Genre:
Sports
Duration:
11:06:37
Release Date:
Dec. 1, 2009
Language:
English
