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Blackout : the untold story of Jackie Robinson's first spring training / Chris Lamb.

Author/creator Lamb, Chris, 1958-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Supplemental Content Publisher description
Supplemental Content Contributor biographical information
Subject(s)
Contents Fried chicken and hard-boiled eggs -- Jim Crow baseball must end -- Rickey and Robinson challenge segregated baseball -- Robinson and Wright take their game to Sanford -- Robinson and Wright flee Sanford by sundown -- Robinson takes the field -- Cheap talk, Mexican millionaires, and Eddie Klep -- Lights out in Deland and locked gates in Jacksonville -- Integration stands its ground against southern intolerance -- Robinson wins the day during his first game in Montreal.
Local noteLittle-347758--305131054176-
Local noteLittle-347758--305131054176-
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-216) and index.
LCCN 2004000614
ISBN0803229569 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780803229563 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0803204310 (electronic)
ISBN9780803204317 (electronic)

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks GV865.R6 L36 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold