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In "The Last Hero", Bryant chronicles Aaron's childhood in segregated Alabama, his brief stardom in the Negro Leagues, his complicated relationship with celebrity, and his historic rivalry with Willie Mays--all culminating in the defining event of his life: his shattering of Babe Ruth's all-time home-run record. Bryant also examines Aaron's more complex second act: his quest to become an important voice beyond the ball field.
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English
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"Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography explores the faith that, Robinson said, carried him through the torment and abuse he suffered for integrating the major leagues and drove him to get involved in the civil rights movement. Marked by sacrifice and service, inclusiveness and hope, Robinson s faith shaped not only his character but also baseball and America itself."--Amazon.com.
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Atavist magazine volume issue 57
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Atavist
Pub. Date
2016.
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1 online resource.
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English
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In 1937, Satchel Paige was the most famous player in the American Negro leagues, and likely the best baseball player in America. A pitcher with the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Paige was all but synonymous with black baseball, and yet it often seemed that his talent and celebrity hardly registered in the segregated world beyond. In April 1937, just a few days before the season opener, Paige got an intriguing offer: Come to the Dominican Republic to play...
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English
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"Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson’s does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he’s scored more runs than any player ever. 'If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you’d have two Hall of Famers,' the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson’s is a story of Oakland, California, the town...
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English
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"A valuable new book. -The New York Times "An important work for all baseball fans and historians." -New York Daily News "A significant piece of baseball and American history. Revealing, moving, and long overdue." -Bob Costas The real and painful struggles of the black players who followed Jackie Robinson into major and minor league baseball from 1947 through 1968 are chronicled in this compelling volume. Players share their personal and often heart-wrenching...
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Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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English
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A brief, illustrated biography of Jackie Robinson that chronicles his childhood, describes his success in baseball, and discusses his role in the civil rights movement.
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Publisher
Hyperion Book for Children
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p.: ill. ; 28 cm.
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English
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A biography which discusses the discrimination faced by Jackie Robinson, the baseball legend who became the first African American to play Major League baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers
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Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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English
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At a time when American blacks and whites were kept apart in most aspects of their lives, one man s courage and talent changed sports history. Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball. Even when racist insults exploded from the stands, Robinson kept his focus on the game and earned the world's admiration. For the rest of his life, Jackie Robinson continued to speak out for equality and civil rights. In this exciting...
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Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition
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228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"An enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights"--
18) Hank Aaron
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Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
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112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Profiles the man who replaced Babe Ruth as "America's Home Run King" and also set records for RBIs and total bases run, despite the pressures of being one of the few black major league players in the 1950s.
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Lodestar Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Physical Desc
xiii, 96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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A photo essay presents the history of the Negro Baseball League, a separate version of baseball played in the first half of the twentieth century by those prevented because of their race from playing in the major leagues.
20) Jackie Robinson
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Publisher
Ediciones Lerner
Pub. Date
c2006
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[Spanish ed.].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
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Español
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