Author: DINGLE, DEREK T.
Title: First in the Field Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson
Description: New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1998. Second Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0786803487. B&W Illustrations; 8.8 X 8.8 X 0.2 inches; 48 pages; Hard cover is red boards with blue spine with silver lettering. Slight rubbing to boards. DJ has faint rubbing; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w pictures. 'As an African-American, Jackie Robinson had to fight for his rights again and again until he broke the Major League's color line. "First in the Field" explores the early years of this baseball legend, as he paved the way for other African Americans in professional sports, and made a place for himself in American history. '.

Keywords: 0786803487 Biography; Baseball Players; African American History; Sports; Athletes; Amusements; Athletics; New York Racism; Hall of Fame; Cultural History; Social History; Juvenile Sports/Athletics Cultural History Education American History Biography/Mem