Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball (Turning Points, 16) Format:Hardcover Edward Abbey • Nellie Bly

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Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball (Turning Points, 16) Format:Hardcover Edward Abbey • Nellie Bly"An extraordinary book . . . invitingly written and brisk." Chicago Tribune "Perhaps no one has ever told the tale [of Robinson's arrival in the major leagues] so well as [Simon] does in this extended essay." The Washington Post Book World "Scott Simon tells a compelling story of risk and sacrifice, profound ugliness and profound grace, defiance and almost unimaginable courage. This is a meticulously researched, insightful, beautifully written book,