I never had it made : an autobiography of Jackie Robinson
Título
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I never had it made : an autobiography of Jackie Robinson
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Información de publicación
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Hopewell, N.J. : Ecco Press, c1995.
ISBN
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9780060555979
Descripción física
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xxiv, 279 p. [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
1130 L
Inglés
Nota general
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Originally published: New York : Putnam, 1972.
Coretta Scott King Author Award, 1973.
Contenido
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Foreword / Cornel West -- Introduction / Hank Aaron -- Preface : Today / Jackie Robinson -- The noble experiment -- A dream deferred -- The nobel experiment -- Breaking the color barrier -- The major leagues -- Just another guy -- My own man -- The price of popularity -- The growing family -- The ninth inning -- After the ball game -- New horizons -- Campaigning for Nixon -- The Hall of Fame Award -- Conflict at the Apollo -- Crises at home -- On being black among the Republicans -- Differences with Malcolm X -- The Freedom Bank -- Hope and disillusionment in white politics -- The influence of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Jackie's prison -- Politics today -- " ... and he was free" -- Aftermath -- Epilogue.
Síntesis
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Autobiography of an African American who broke the color barrier in major league baseball and devoted his life to achieving justice.
Información del programa
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Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 8 17 Quiz 66781 English non-fiction.
1130
Materia personal
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Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972.
Término de la materia
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Coretta Scott King Award.
Baseball players -- United States -- Biography.
Autor añadido
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Duckett, Alfred.
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