Branch Rickey

A Life

Jimmy Breslin

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Penguin USA
28 February 2012

Biography: sport; Baseball

Series: Penguin Lives

The book that inspired Harrison Ford in his portrayal of Branch Rickey in the hit movie ""42""In a brilliant match between author and subject, this latest addition to the Penguin Lives series features the inimitable Jimmy Breslin telling the rags-to-riches tale of Branch Rickey, the legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers who integrated baseball by putting Jackie Robinson into the major leagues. Moving from the dusty Midwest towns where Rickey built baseball's farm system to the Brooklyn streets where he hatched his most famous plan, Breslin brilliantly captures the heady days when baseball became the national pastime. What emerges is the irresistible story of a schemer and redeemer, a great American who remade a sport-and dreamed of remaking a country. See Branch Rickey's life brought to the screen in the hit movie ""42"" in theaters everywhere now.

By: Jimmy Breslin
Imprint: Penguin USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 179mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 123g
ISBN: 9780143120476
ISBN 10: 0143120476
Series: Penguin Lives
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 28 February 2012
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jimmy Breslin was born in Jamaica, Queens. He is the author of multiple bestselling and critically acclaimed books, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. He lives in New York City.

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Branch Rickey

A Life

Jimmy Breslin

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