Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series)

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series)
by Jonathan Eig

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Author: Jonathan Eig
Edition: Hardcover
Format: Large Print
Published: 2007-07-18
ISBN: 0786296747
Number of pages: 605
Publisher: Thorndike Press

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Book Review: Eig hits a grand slam!
Summary: 5 Stars

First, Jonathan Eig is a tremendous writer! He does have a tendency to detour along tangential lines, but that adds to the richness and backdrop of the drama that was experienced by Jackie Robinson. Eig transforms history into humanity with cameo appearances by icons such as Babe Ruth, Malcolm X, and Sidney Poitier. I felt the sense of pride that African Americans of mid 20th century America must have felt. It bolstered the idea of "Only in America". This was a civil rights story before Till, Brown v. Board.., Parks, and King. I hurt with Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson, and a litany of other Negro Leagues stars born "out of season". I smelled the hot dogs of Ebbets Field. I met and loved Branch Rickey. I watched Pee Wee Reese, Eddie Stanky, and Dixie Walker and many others mature. I adored Jackie Robinson for his talent and demeanor. All courtesy of Jonathan Eig, who BROUGHT IT!

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