Branch Rickey /

Branch Rickey /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Breslin, Jimmy.
Imprint:	New York : Viking, 2011.
Description:	147 p. ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	A penguin life Penguin lives series.
Subject:	Rickey, Branch, -- 1881-1965. Rickey, Branch, -- 1881-1965. Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) -- Presidents -- Biography. Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) Baseball team owners -- United States -- Biography. Baseball team owners. Presidents. United States. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8366718

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ISBN:	9780670022496 (hbk.) 0670022497 (hbk.)
Notes:	"A Lipper/Viking book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 147).
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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Call Number:	GV865.R45 B74 2011
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