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how Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson transformed baseball-and America
1 online resource (xvi, 271 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
How two courageous sports figures changed the world.
Discrimination and the National Pastime -- Anti-Semitism and a Detroit Tiger -- A Major League Star -- Baseball in a Time of War -- Racism and the Making of a Sports Star -- Out of School and Into the Army -- The Color Barrier Remains -- Greenberg Returns -- The Signing of Jackie Robinson -- A Year of Transition and Hope -- Greenberg's Final Season and Baseball's Great Experiment -- A Tiger's Horizons Expand -- The Greatest Brooklyn Dodger -- Jackie Robinson's Final Years -- Two Pioneers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Two Pioneers : How Hank Greenberg and Jackie Robinson Transformed Baseball--And America