The Resource Carrying Jackie's torch : the players who integrated baseball-- and America, Steve Jacobson
Carrying Jackie's torch : the players who integrated baseball-- and America, Steve Jacobson
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 264 pages
- Contents
-
- Equal but separate : before Jackie changed everything
- He made his own history : Monte Irvin might have been first
- Second, and second to none : Larry Doby bears the burden with grace
- A closed world opens up : Ed Charles finds there is a chance
- Worse than you imagine : Mudcat Grant dodged the bullets
- Looking back with regret : Ernie Banks was playing baseball
- The pinstripes go black and white : Elston Howard hid the pain
- You know you go in the back door : Alvin Jackson reports to spring training
- I'm no Jackie Robinson : too much bigotry for Charlie Murray
- Recognition 50 years later : Chuck Harmon gets his own street
- Sometimes people live and learn : Maury Wills finds a white ally
- Forever is not too long to wait : Emmett Ashford umpires alone
- Most valuable attitude : Frank Robinson made them better
- The best of them don't always understand : Tommy Davis reminds the Dodgers of their heritage
- Living up to his own image : Bob Gibson overcomes the stereotype
- Joan of Arc of baseball : Curt Flood sacrifices his career
- Breaking that record and bigoted hearts : Henry Aaron sets the record
- What would Jackie do : Dusty Baker finds his answers
- Coping with the ever-present danger : Lou Brock outsmarted the threats
- The only Black in the room : Bob Watson wears a necktie
- Epilogue : We integrated baseball and America followed
- Label
- Carrying Jackie's torch : the players who integrated baseball-- and America
- Title
- Carrying Jackie's torch
- Title remainder
- the players who integrated baseball-- and America
- Statement of responsibility
- Steve Jacobson
- Language
- eng
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Jacobson, Steve
- Dewey number
-
- 796.3570922
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV865.A1
- LC item number
- J34 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- African American baseball players
- Baseball players
- Discrimination in sports
- Baseball
- Label
- Carrying Jackie's torch : the players who integrated baseball-- and America, Steve Jacobson
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index
- Contents
- Equal but separate : before Jackie changed everything -- He made his own history : Monte Irvin might have been first -- Second, and second to none : Larry Doby bears the burden with grace -- A closed world opens up : Ed Charles finds there is a chance -- Worse than you imagine : Mudcat Grant dodged the bullets -- Looking back with regret : Ernie Banks was playing baseball -- The pinstripes go black and white : Elston Howard hid the pain -- You know you go in the back door : Alvin Jackson reports to spring training -- I'm no Jackie Robinson : too much bigotry for Charlie Murray -- Recognition 50 years later : Chuck Harmon gets his own street -- Sometimes people live and learn : Maury Wills finds a white ally -- Forever is not too long to wait : Emmett Ashford umpires alone -- Most valuable attitude : Frank Robinson made them better -- The best of them don't always understand : Tommy Davis reminds the Dodgers of their heritage -- Living up to his own image : Bob Gibson overcomes the stereotype -- Joan of Arc of baseball : Curt Flood sacrifices his career -- Breaking that record and bigoted hearts : Henry Aaron sets the record -- What would Jackie do : Dusty Baker finds his answers -- Coping with the ever-present danger : Lou Brock outsmarted the threats -- The only Black in the room : Bob Watson wears a necktie -- Epilogue : We integrated baseball and America followed
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 264 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1029276621
- Label
- Carrying Jackie's torch : the players who integrated baseball-- and America, Steve Jacobson
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-252) and index
- Contents
- Equal but separate : before Jackie changed everything -- He made his own history : Monte Irvin might have been first -- Second, and second to none : Larry Doby bears the burden with grace -- A closed world opens up : Ed Charles finds there is a chance -- Worse than you imagine : Mudcat Grant dodged the bullets -- Looking back with regret : Ernie Banks was playing baseball -- The pinstripes go black and white : Elston Howard hid the pain -- You know you go in the back door : Alvin Jackson reports to spring training -- I'm no Jackie Robinson : too much bigotry for Charlie Murray -- Recognition 50 years later : Chuck Harmon gets his own street -- Sometimes people live and learn : Maury Wills finds a white ally -- Forever is not too long to wait : Emmett Ashford umpires alone -- Most valuable attitude : Frank Robinson made them better -- The best of them don't always understand : Tommy Davis reminds the Dodgers of their heritage -- Living up to his own image : Bob Gibson overcomes the stereotype -- Joan of Arc of baseball : Curt Flood sacrifices his career -- Breaking that record and bigoted hearts : Henry Aaron sets the record -- What would Jackie do : Dusty Baker finds his answers -- Coping with the ever-present danger : Lou Brock outsmarted the threats -- The only Black in the room : Bob Watson wears a necktie -- Epilogue : We integrated baseball and America followed
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 264 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1029276621
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