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Branch Rickey's journey from humble beginnings in the Midwest to becoming the legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers is vividly portrayed in this biography. Author Jimmy Breslin highlights Rickey's pivotal role in integrating baseball by signing Jackie Robinson, showcasing the transformative impact on the sport and American society. The narrative captures the excitement of baseball's rise as a national pastime, illustrating Rickey's dual nature as both a schemer and a visionary who sought to change the game and the country.
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Branch Rickey, Jimmy Breslin
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- Rok vydania
- 2012
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- Titul
- Branch Rickey
- Podtitul
- A Life
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Jimmy Breslin
- Vydavateľ
- Penguin Random House LLC
- Rok vydania
- 2012
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 160
- ISBN13
- 9780143120476
- Kategórie
- Šport, Životopisy a myšlienky
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- Branch Rickey's journey from humble beginnings in the Midwest to becoming the legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers is vividly portrayed in this biography. Author Jimmy Breslin highlights Rickey's pivotal role in integrating baseball by signing Jackie Robinson, showcasing the transformative impact on the sport and American society. The narrative captures the excitement of baseball's rise as a national pastime, illustrating Rickey's dual nature as both a schemer and a visionary who sought to change the game and the country.