the story of jackie robinson

Pre-Owned The Story of Jackie Robinson: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers (Paperback) by Andrea Thorpe

9781648766503. Pre-owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 64. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 64 p. The Story Of: Inspiring Biographies for Young Readers. Intended for a juvenile audience. Jackie Robinson was the first... more

Pre-Owned The Story of Jackie Robinson Bravest Man in Baseball (Library Binding) 0836814703 9780836814705

Today many children dream of playing professional baseball. Perhaps you are one of them. If you have good athletic skills and you work hard your dream may be realized. But this wasn t always true for athletes in the first part of this century. More was... more

Jackie Robinson my own story as told to Wendell Smith; foreword by Branch Rickey. 1948 [Leather Bound]

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Opening Day: The Story Of Jackie Robinson's First Season

Jackie Robinson my own story as told to Wendell Smith; foreword by Branch Rickey. 1948 [Leather Bound]

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Pre-Owned The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a (Hardcover 9780545804516) by Sharon Robinson

9780545804516. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 208. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his... more

Gridiron Gauntlet : The Story of the Men Who Integrated Pro Football In Their Own Words (Paperback)

One year before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball in 1947 four black players joined the Browns and Rams to become the first professional football players of African-American descent in the modern era. Here twelve players... more

Gridiron Gauntlet : The Story of the Men Who Integrated Pro Football In Their Own Words (Hardcover)

One year before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in major league baseball in 1947 four black players joined the Browns and Rams to become the first professional football players of African-American descent in the modern era. Here twelve players... more

Pre-Owned Out at Home: The True Story of Glenn Burke Baseball s First Openly Gay Player (Paperback) 0425281434 9780425281437

Before Jason Collins before Michael Sam there was Glenn Burke. By becoming the first and only openly gay player in Major League Baseball Glenn would become a pioneer in his own way nearly thirty years after another black Dodger rookie Jackie Robinson... more

Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson (Hardcover)

Sharon Robinson the daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson has crafted a hearwarming true story about growing up with her father. When Jackie Robinson retires from baseball and moves his family to Connecticut the beautiful lake on their property... more

Jackie Robinson : My Own Story (Paperback)

Jackie Robinson: My Own Story is an autobiography by the legendary American baseball player Jackie Robinson co-written with journalist Wendell Smith. The book chronicles Robinson s life from his childhood in Georgia to his career as the first African... more

Satch Dizzy & Rapid Robert : The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson (Paperback)

A new classic baseball book (Library Journal): the story of how Satchel Paige Dizzy Dean and Bob Feller introduced integrated baseball to America. Before Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball in 1947 black and white ballplayers had been... more

Pre-Owned Jackie Robinson in Quotes: The Remarkable Life of Baseball s Most Significant Player Hardcover

A Fresh Look at an Inspiring Historical Figure Jackie Robinson in Quotes tells the life story of arguably the most important baseball player in history with over 400 pages of quotations by and about him. Featured are quotes by Robinson his widow Rachel... more

Trailblazers: Trailblazers: Jackie Robinson : Breaking Barriers in Baseball (Paperback)

Bring history home and meet some of the world s greatest game changers! get inspired by the true story of the player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next... more

Just Like Jackie (Paperback)

Family is family no matter what it looks like. Readers will cheer for this pitch-perfect story just right for fans of such books as The Great Gilly Hopkins and Fish in a Tree. For as long as Robinson Hart can remember it s just been her and Grandpa. He... more

Teammates 9780152006037 Used / Pre-owned

This is the moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a Major League baseball team and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati Pee Wee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD... more

Pre-Owned Invisible Ball of Dreams: Literary Representations of Baseball Behind the Color Line (Hardcover 9781496817129) by Emily Ruth Rutter

9781496817129. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 202. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 202 p. Although many Americans think of Jackie Robinson when considering the story of segregation in baseball a long history of... more

Pre-Owned The Official Baseball Hall of Fame Story of Jackie Robinson Paperback

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more

Breakthrough to the big league : the story of Jackie Robinson BWB13296501 Used / Pre-owned

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Pre-Owned Blackout: The Untold Story of Jackie Robinson s First Spring Training (Paperback 9780803280472) by Chris Lamb

9780803280472. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Annotated. Language: English. Pages: 233. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 233 p. Contains: Unspecified. In the spring of 1946 following the defeat of Hitler s Germany America found itself... more

Pre-Owned Opening Day : The Story of Jackie Robinson s First Season 9780743294614

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson s First Season (Hardcover - Used) 0786296747 9780786296743

This bestselling account of the most important season in baseball history 1947 tells the dramatic story of how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and changed baseball forever. April 15 1947 marked the most important opening day in baseball... more

Pre-Owned Testing the Ice : A True Story about Jackie Robinson 9780545052511

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Pre-Owned Jackie Robinson: My Own Story Paperback

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Pre-Owned Jackie Robinson: My Story

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Long Shot: The Jackie Pioneers Robinson Reggae Story (Paperback)

If the Pioneers were one of your favorite reggae groups coming out of Jamaica or even if they weren t you will still want to learn about the musical journey of these three reggae Pioneers as they traversed the world selling reggae music and promoting... more

Pre-Owned Baseball s Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy (Paperback) 0195106202 9780195106206

In this gripping account of one of the most important steps in the history of American desegregation Jules Tygiel tells the story of Jackie Robinson s crossing of baseball s color line. Examining the social and historical context of Robinson s... more

Pre-Owned Satch Dizzy & Rapid Robert: The Wild Saga of Interracial Baseball Before Jackie Robinson (Paperback) 1416547991 9781416547990

A new classic baseball book ( Library Journal ): the story of how Satchel Paige Dizzy Dean and Bob Feller introduced integrated baseball to America. Before Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball in 1947 black and white ballplayers had been... more

Pre-Owned Jackie and Campy : The Untold Story of Their Rocky Relationship and the Breaking of Baseball s Color Line 9780803246331

As star players for the 1955 World Champion Brooklyn Dodgers and prior to that as the first black players to be candidates to break professional baseball s colour barrier Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella would seem to be natural allies. But the two... more

Getting Open : The Unknown Story of Bill Garrett and the Integrat (Paperback)

A striking and honest portrait of a man overcoming racism in a place that barely acknowledged its existence. --Publishers Weekly Bill Garrett was the Jackie Robinson of college basketball. In 1947 the same year Robinson broke the color line in major... more

Pre-Owned Baseball s Best : Five True Stories 9780394909837

Examines the accomplishments of Babe Ruth Joe DiMaggio Jackie Robinson Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron all of whom were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage... more

Pre-Owned Story of the Negro Leagues The Baseball Library Binding Bo Smolka

A history of the segregated Negro leagues which were active from the 19th century up to the 1950s after Jackie Robinson entered a major league team in 1947. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage... more

Pre-Owned The Dodgers: Memories and Memorabilia from Brooklyn to L.A. (Hardcover) 1558593802

Offers the story of the Dodgers true originals of the game of baseball with the sort of crowd appeal commanded by no other American team. Among the players and memorabilia covered in the book are Jackie Robinson Leo the Lip Durocher an usher s cap a... more

Pre-Owned My Bat Boy Days : Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer 9781416548249

In this inspirational story of a dream come true baseball superstar Garvey chronicles his years as a bat boy and the valuable lessons learned from heroes like Jackie Robinson Sandy Koufax and Mickey Mantle. Illustrated. CONDITION – USED: Books sold... more

Pre-Owned I Never Had It Made: The Autobiography of Jackie Robinson (Paperback 9780060555979) by Jackie Robinson Alfred Duckett

9780060555979. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 320. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Contains: Unspecified. Before Ken Griffey Jr. before Reggie Jackson before Hank Aaron baseball s celebrated stars had... more

Letters From Jackie: The Private Thoughts Of Jackie Robinson (DVD)

LETTERS FROM JACKIE: THE PRIVATE THOUGHTS OF JACKIE ROBINSON explores Jackie s deepest motivations as he solidifies his role in the civil rights movement after his days as a trailblazing baseball player. The film uses unedited and uncensored letters... more

Pre-owned Promises to Keep : How Jackie Robinson Changed America Hardcover by Robinson Sharon ISBN 0439425921 ISBN-13 9780439425926

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Pre-Owned Gay Girl Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been (Paperback 9781462751228) by Jackie Hill Perry

9781462751228. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 208. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. The author offers her testimony of how God completely changed her identity from a lesbian in urban Chicago to a... more