Overview
The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever. Rickey's is the classic American tale of a poor boy from Ohio whose deep-seated faith and dogged work ethic took him to the pinnacle of success, earning him a place in the Hall of Fame and in history. Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jimmy Breslin is a legend in his own right. In his inimitable anecdotal style, he provides a lively portrait of Rickey and his times, including such colorful characters as Dodgers' owner George V. McLaughlin (dubbed George the Fifth for his love of Scotch); diamond greats Leo Durocher, George Sisler, and Dizzy Dean; and Robinson himself, a man whose remarkable talent was equaled only by his resilience in the face of intolerance. Breslin brings to life the heady days when baseball emerged as the national pastime in this inspiring biography of a great American who remade a sport--and dreamed of remaking a country.
Full Product Details
Author: Jimmy Breslin ,
Dick Hill
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9798200101504
Publication Date: 17 March 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"Breslin's gift for easy-to-read yet hard-hitting prose will touch even those who aren't baseball fans.-- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Breslin's gift for easy-to-read yet hard-hitting prose will touch even those who aren't baseball fans."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Dick Hill delivers a gritty, enthusiastic account...Breslin culls the important nuggets from Rickey's life, and Hill shapes them. Together they craft the story of one of baseball's vanguards."" -- ""AudioFile"" ""Insightful, humorous, and biting at times."" -- ""Library Journal (starred review)"" ""Quirky, idiosyncratic, oddly balanced and surpassingly entertaining."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""This is a wonderful book, bringing new life to a much-told story."" -- ""Booklist (starred review)"" ""What Breslin has done, with his usual gritty perception, is revive a story of enormous consequence."" -- ""New York Times"""
Author Information
Jimmy Breslin was born in Jamaica, Queens. He is the the author of multiple bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The Good Rat, The Short Sweet Dream of Eduardo Gutierrez, and Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? In 1986, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Commentary. Jimmy lives in New York City. Dick Hill, named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, is one of the most awarded narrators in the business, having earned several Audie Awards and thirty-four AudioFile Earphones Awards. In addition to narrating, he has both acted in and written for the theater.
