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64) Jackie Robinson
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Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
A brief biography of the man who was the first African American baseball player on a major league team, as well as the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
"A comprehensive account of Jackie Robinson's life and career, focusing on the events surrounding the shattering of the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball. Discusses his life after baseball, his influential position in the civil rights movement, and his enduring legacy as a racial pioneer. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"--Provided by publisher.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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Description
"True is a probing, richly-detailed, unique biography of Jackie Robinson, one of baseball's-and America's-most significant figures. For players, fans, managers, and executives, Jackie Robinson remains baseball's singular figure, the person who most profoundly extended, and continues to extend, the reach of the game. Beyond Ruth. Beyond Clemente. Beyond Aaron. Beyond the heroes of today. Now, a half-century since Robinson's death, letters come to his...
68) Jackie Robinson
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Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Una biografia breve de Jackie Robinson.
A brief biography of Jackie Robinson.
70) Home run
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Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Ana & Andrew are finally old enough to play team sports! Andrew tries out for the baseball team. When he is nervous before his first game, Papa tells him to think of Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball. (Amazon)
Author
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
"A biography of Jackie Robinson, with profiles of two prominent individuals, who are associated through the influences they had on one another, the successes they achieved, or the goals they worked toward. Includes recommended readings and web sites"--Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
[2009], p2007
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"George Washington: leading a new nation" tells the life story of George Washington, the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and the first president of the United States.
"Jackie Robinson: baseball's great pioneer" tells the story of Jackie Robinson and his pro baseball career.
"Cesar Chavez: fighting for farmworkers" tells the story of labor leader Cesar Chavez, and the boycotts he led to gain fair working conditions for...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"In this new, one-volume edition that brings together two of his most popular works, author Eric Metaxas explores the question of what makes a great person great? Seven Men and Seven Women tells the captivating stories of fourteen heroic individuals who changed the course of history and shaped the world in astonishing ways"--adapted from Amazon.com.
76) Opening day
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Pub. Date
c2007
Description
World War II had just ended. Democracy had triumphed. Now Americans were beginning to press for justice on the home front--and Jackie Robinson had a chance to lead the way. He was an unlikely hero. He had little experience in organized baseball, his swing was far from graceful, and he was assigned to play a position he had never tried before. But the biggest concern was his temper--Robinson was an angry man who played aggressively. In order to succeed...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he stepped onto the baseball diamond as a Brooklyn Dodger. For the first time in more than 60 years, a Black player took the field in a professional baseball game. How did Robinson break through the racist barriers that had kept so many Black athletes out of professional sports? And what is the enduring legacy of his remarkable accomplishment? Find out in an easy-to-read graphic novel that reveals...
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