Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers

by Lyle Spatz

Book Overview

Of all the teams in the annals of baseball, only a select few can lay claim to historic significance. One of those teams is the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, the first racially integrated Major League team of the twentieth century. The addition of Jackie Robinson to its roster changed not only baseball but also the nation. Yet Robinson was just one member of that memorable club, which included Carl Furillo, Gil Hodges, Pee Wee Reese, Pete Reiser, Duke...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803239920
• ISBN13: 9780803239920
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 10.0"