Branch Rickey and the Gospel of Baseball
Righting the Story of America's Pastime
Seiten
2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8973-9 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8973-9 (ISBN)
A teacher and a lawyer before he was a player and a manager, Branch Rickey is best known for his pivotal role in breaking baseball’s colour line by signing Jackie Robinson to a Major League contract. This full-length biography chronicles the remarkable six-decade career of the Hall of Famer who transformed baseball.
A teacher and a lawyer before he was a player and a manager, Branch Rickey is best known for his pivotal role in breaking baseball’s color line by signing Jackie Robinson to a Major League contract. Known as “the Mahatma,” Rickey became one of the most influential sports figures of the 20th century by revolutionizing the minor league farm system and encouraging social justice reform on a national scale. This full-length biography chronicles the remarkable six-decade career of the Hall of Famer who transformed baseball and opened opportunities for black and Hispanic players.
A teacher and a lawyer before he was a player and a manager, Branch Rickey is best known for his pivotal role in breaking baseball’s color line by signing Jackie Robinson to a Major League contract. Known as “the Mahatma,” Rickey became one of the most influential sports figures of the 20th century by revolutionizing the minor league farm system and encouraging social justice reform on a national scale. This full-length biography chronicles the remarkable six-decade career of the Hall of Famer who transformed baseball and opened opportunities for black and Hispanic players.
James E. Dillard is a retired intelligence officer and Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Air Force, the CIA, and Defense Intelligence Agency. Now a writer living in Columbia, Maryland, he has an extensive background in university teaching in the fields of history, political science, and international relations.
Erscheinungsdatum | 31.08.2022 |
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Zusatzinfo | 20 photos |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8973-3 / 1476689733 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8973-9 / 9781476689739 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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