Baseball's great experiment : Jackie Robinson and his legacy / Jules Tygiel ; [with a new afterword].

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford [England] ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2008Copyright date: Edition: 25th anniversary editionDescription: xii, 415 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780195339284
  • 0195339282
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.357092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • GV865.R6 T93 2008
Online resources:
Contents:
Early innings. The crucible of white hot competition ; Twilight ere the noon ; The conspiracy of silence ; Oh, they were are pai
Summary: "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 introduction into white organized baseball, both on and off the field, Tygiel also tells the often neglected stories of other African-American players--such as Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron--who helped transform our national pastime into an integrated game. Drawing on dozens of interviews with players and front office executives, contemporary newspaper accounts, and personal papers, Tygiel provides the most telling and insightful account of Jackie Robinson's influence on American baseball and society. The anniversary issue features a new foreword by the author."-- Publisher's description.
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"Expanded edition"--Title page verso.

First published by Oxford University Press, 1983.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-400) and index.

Early innings. The crucible of white hot competition ; Twilight ere the noon ; The conspiracy of silence ; Oh, they were are pai

"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 introduction into white organized baseball, both on and off the field, Tygiel also tells the often neglected stories of other African-American players--such as Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron--who helped transform our national pastime into an integrated game. Drawing on dozens of interviews with players and front office executives, contemporary newspaper accounts, and personal papers, Tygiel provides the most telling and insightful account of Jackie Robinson's influence on American baseball and society. The anniversary issue features a new foreword by the author."-- Publisher's description.

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