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Jackie Robinson
- The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball's Greatest Legends (Baseball Biography Books, Book 2)
- Narrated by: Brad Mathison
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Learn the Inspiring Story of the Baseball Legend, Jackie Robinson!
One of many riveting listens in the Baseball Biography Books series by Clayton Geoffreys.
In Jackie Robinson: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball's Greatest Legends, you will learn the story of the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era, Jackie Robinson. Robinson was one of the most influential players to ever play baseball. Over the span of his 10-year professional career, he won the Rookie of the Year Award, received six All-Star nominations, and was the first African American player to win the National League's Most Valuable Player Award.
Robinson had an instrumental role in the end of racial segregation for professional baseball and ushered in a new chapter for the sport, as well as for the United States as a key cultural figure of the Civil Rights Movement.
Pick up this unauthorized biography today to learn the inspiring story behind baseball superstar and icon, Jackie Robinson! This is the perfect baseball chapter book for sports fans of all ages.
Here is a preview of what is inside this Jackie Robinson biography book:
- Childhood and Early Life
- School Days (High School, Junior College, and College Career)
- Military Service
- Pre-MLB Career
- MLB Career: Breaking the Color Barrier, Influx of Black Players, MVP Season
- Outside Interests, Final All-Star Season, World Series Championship, Retirement
- Robinson's Fight for Civil Rights
- Robinson's Family Life and Death
- Impact and Legacy