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Title: Baseball's Great Experiment
Subtitle: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy
Author: Jules Tygiel
Narrator: Rodney Gardiner
Format: Unabridged
Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-15-13
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities
Publisher's Summary:
In this gripping account of one of the most important steps in the history of American desegregation, Jules Tygiel tells the story of Jackie Robinson's crossing of baseball's color line. Examining the social and historical context of Robinson's introduction into white organized baseball, both on and off the field, Tygiel also tells the often neglected stories of other African-American players - such as Satchel Paige, Roy Campanella, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron - who helped transform our national pastime into an integrated game. Drawing on dozens of interviews with players and front office executives, contemporary newspaper accounts, and personal papers, Tygiel provides the most telling and insightful account of Jackie Robinson's influence on American baseball and society. The anniversary issue features a new foreword by the author.
