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Rickey and Robinson: The Men Who Broke Baseball's Color Barrier Limited
Author(s): Harvey Frommer (Author), Monte Irvin (Author, Foreword)
- Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
- Publication Date: 17 April 2003
- Edition: Limited 1st ed
- Language: English
- Print length: 264 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780878333127
- ISBN-13: 0878333126
Book Description
Blending exclusive interviews with Rachel Robinson, Mack Robinson (Jackie’s brother), Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Ralph Kiner and others, celebrated author Harvey Frommer evokes the lives of Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey and heralded baseball player Jackie Robinson to describe how they worked together to shatter baseball’s color line. Rickey and Robinson is a dual biography tracing the convergence of the lives of two of baseball’s most influential individuals in a special moment in sports and cultural history. To this day, their bravery and determination continues to shape the sociological perspectives of the sports world. Now in a new paperback edition!
Editorial Reviews
Review
Mr. Harvey Frommer, a friend of the NLBPA, has published another great book … A vivid account of the two as genuine American heroes. Washington Post One of the best … brutally honest with no punches pulled. Amsterdam News A fine and sympathetic biography. Library Journal Interesting and exciting book. Jersey Journal Thorough research, a vivid account. Chicago Tribune A celebration, a nostalgic account. EBONY Pleasant, upbeat look at this unusual pair. Kirkus Reviews I’ve than a dozen books on the Rickey/Robinson tandem and I must say that Frommer’s is the best structured. He brings Robinson’s persona alive, proving why he was the first black man selected to break the racial barrier. — Art Rust Jr. Black Issues Book Review Just a terrific book. It fills in so many of the blanks about the story of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey. It’s like a history lesson. And the intro by Monte Irvin puts it over the top… highly recommended. — Billy Sample, host, Major League Baseball Radio An unusual and deeply moving book. Publishers Weekly Frommer’s analysis of Rickey’s motives sets this book apart … [Rickey and Robinson] raises all the right questions in interesting ways. Booklist
About the Author
Harvey Frommer has written 29 books and over 600 artivcles, mostly on sports subjects. The author of the classic New York City Baseball: 1947-1957 and the bestselling Throwing Heat, Nolan Ryan’s autobiography, he is professor of English in the City University of New York. Frommer lives with his family in North Woodmere, Long Island.
