About this title: Before Ken Griffey Jr., before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's celebrated stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, changing the world of sports forever.
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Description: Fair. B000TYFEY4 PLEASE NOTE: POOR CONDITION BUT ACCEPTABLE READING COPY. 1974 paperback. Cover is worn and creased. Spine and cover reinforced and repaired with non-yellowing tape. Bottom right corner is chipped. Writing on flyleaf. Pages tanned with age. Not ex-library. No other markings. Reading copy only. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780060555979ISBN:0060555971
Description: Very Good. Cover shows some edge wear. Light soiling on sides of book. Slight corner creasing or wear. Former owner's label on FF. Pages are clean and unmarked. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Fawcett, N. Y.
Date Published: 1974
Description: Illustrated. Good. No Jacket. Vintage Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Cover Price 1.25-------#P2066-------The cover has light shelf wear with a small amout of chew to the bottom corner....Yellowing pages..................We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 5/6/2003
ISBN-13:9780060555979ISBN:0060555971
Description: Fine. 0060555971 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Books, Greenwich
Date Published: 1974
Description: Good+ Cover is lightly scratched and shelf worn, book is overall lightly worn but pages are clean and in very good readable condition. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY Putnam Second Impression, C 1972
Description: 287pp. 8vo. HC. Black cloth, bright gold lettering. SPORTS BIOGRAPHY. Not just the story of the baseball life of the first Negro to play big-league baseball. Follows his life "After the Ball Game, " including his interest in politics, the Civil Rights Movement, and personal tragedy. The spine's coloring is a little dulled, but lettering is still bright. Minor wear and soil to sound binding. Remains of small address sticker on front pastedown. Contents are clean and sound. No DJ. VG-. read more
Description: Putnam's, c1972, 2nd printing, hardcover, pages bright, ; Ex-library with usual distinctions, rear free end page removed, else a solid GOOD+ copy, in a colorful GOOD+ dustjacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. A nice copy you will be happy to own! read more
Description: ILLUSTRATOR: None PUBLISHER: NY, G P Putnam's Sons, 1972, no edition stated DESCRIPTION: Book is an 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" hard cover with blue cloth boards, gilt lettering on the spine, 287 pages CONDITION: Book is good, to very good, foxing at the page tops, and fore page edges., rubbed a bit at the top spine area DUST JACKET: Dust jacket is poor to fair, long closed tear at the front c0vered with tape, tape reinforces the entire top edges, critter damage at the back flap fold leaving alot of it ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PUTNAM
Date Published: 1972
Description: FORMER PRICE ON INSIDE BLANK PAGE, GIFT INSCRIPTION ELSE VERY GOOD IN TATTERED & TORN DUSTJACKET-NO OTGHER DATES MENTIONED ON COPYRITE PAGE, PROBABLY FIRST EDITION, DUSTJACKET NOT PRICE CLIPPED. read more
"If I were to choose a baseball hero, he would be the one. I have always admired him as a player and as a man. It was interesting to read his own words about his experiences as a Dodger...I was less interested in his life after baseball, but it was still interesting to read about."
"You HAVE to read this book. I tell people this all the time!!! The way Robinson describes the relationship with his son is heart-wrenching and what happens at the end will surprise you. He goes way deeper than the baseball. I reread passages from this book to help with my writing esp. with father-son relationships."
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