Baseball's Great Experiment
Jackie Robinson and His Legacy
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition
ISBN13: 9780195339284ISBN10: 0195339282
Paperback,
448 pages
Jan 2008,
In Stock
Price:
$19.95 (03)Description
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. 4Reviews
"Rich, intelligent cultural history.... The effect of Mr. Tygiel's lively narrative is to make us realize, or remind us in case we've forgotten, what a remarkable impact Rickey's experiment had on baseball." --The New York Times
Product Details
448 pages; 22 b/w halftones; 5-1/2 x 8-1/4; ISBN13: 978-0-19-533928-4ISBN10: 0-19-533928-2About the Author(s)
Jules Tygiel, a native of Brooklyn, is Professor of History at San Francisco State University and founder of the Pacific Ghost League. He is the author of The Great Los Angeles Swindle: Oil, Stocks, and Scandal During the Roaring Twenties.
