"Baseball United States History." . . "BASEBALL UNITED STATES HISTORY." . "BASEBALL UNITED STATES History." . "Baseball players United States Biography." . . "BASEBALL PLAYERS UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHY." . "BASEBALL PLAYERS UNITED STATES Biography." . "History." . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "World War II had just ended. Democracy had triumphed. Now Americans were beginning to press for justice on the home front--and Jackie Robinson had a chance to lead the way. He was an unlikely hero. He had little experience in organized baseball, his swing was far from graceful, and he was assigned to play a position he had never tried before. But the biggest concern was his temper--Robinson was an angry man who played aggressively. In order to succeed he would have to control himself in the face of what promised to be a brutal assault by opponents of integration. Drawing on interviews with surviving players, sportswriters, and eyewitnesses, as well as newly discovered material from archives around the country, this a fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who embodied integration's promise and helped launch the modern civil-rights era." . . . . . . . . . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . . . . . . "A chronicle of the 1947 baseball season during which Jackie Robinson broke the race barrier offers a sixtieth anniversary tribute based on interviews with Robinson's wife, daughter, and teammates." . . . . . . . . . "World War II had just ended. Democracy had triumphed. Now Americans were beginning to press for justice on the home front--and Jackie Robinson had a chance to lead the way. He was an unlikely hero. He had little experience in organized baseball, his swing was far from graceful, and he was assigned to play a position he had never tried before. But the biggest concern was his temper--Robinson was an angry man who played aggressively. In order to succeed he would have to control himself in the face of what promised to be a brutal assault by opponents of integration. Drawing on interviews with surviving players, sportswriters, and eyewitnesses, as well as newly discovered material from archives around the country, Jonathan Eig presents a fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who embodied integration's promise and helped launch the modern civil-rights era.--From publisher description."@en . "World War II had just ended. Democracy had triumphed. Now Americans were beginning to press for justice on the home front--and Jackie Robinson had a chance to lead the way. He was an unlikely hero. He had little experience in organized baseball, his swing was far from graceful, and he was assigned to play a position he had never tried before. But the biggest concern was his temper--Robinson was an angry man who played aggressively. In order to succeed he would have to control himself in the face of what promised to be a brutal assault by opponents of integration. Drawing on interviews with surviving players, sportswriters, and eyewitnesses, as well as newly discovered material from archives around the country, Jonathan Eig presents a fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who embodied integration's promise and helped launch the modern civil-rights era.--From publisher description." . . . . . . . . "This book chronicles the day in 1947 when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and played first base for the Dodgers."@en . . "Opening day, NY : the story of Jackie Robinson's first season"@en . . . . "Opening Day the Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season"@en . . "Opening Day : The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season" . . . "-- Opening DayOpening Day Drawing on interviews with surviving players, sportswriters, and eyewitnesses, as well as newly discovered material from archives around the country, Jonathan Eig presents a fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who embodied integration's promise and helped launch the modern civil-rights era. Full of new details and thrilling action, Opening Day brings to life baseball's ultimate story."@en . "Opening day the story of Jackie Robinson's first season"@en . . "Opening day : the story of Jackie Robinson's first season" . . "Opening day : the story of Jackie Robinson's first season"@en . . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . "A chronicle of the 1947 baseball season during which Jackie Robinson broke the race barrier is a sixtieth anniversary tribute based on interviews with Robinson's wife, daughter, and teammates."@en . "African American baseball players Biography." . . "AFRICAN AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYERS BIOGRAPHY." . "AFRICAN AMERICAN BASEBALL PLAYERS Biography." . "ROBINSON, JACKIE, 1919-1972." . . "Baseball History." . . "Discrimination in sports United States." . . "DISCRIMINATION IN SPORTS UNITED STATES." . "20th Century." . . . . "Baseball." . . "Rassendiskriminierung." . . "AUDIOBOOKS." . . "USA." . . "Recreation." . . "Discrimination in sports." . .