Breakthrough to the Big League (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Alfred Duckett, Jackie Robinson
- First Published: 1965
- Time of Work: 1919–1962
- Setting: Cairo, Georgia; Pasadena, California; and Brooklyn, New York
- Principal Characters: Jackie Robinson, Rachel Robinson, Branch Rickey, Pee Wee Reese, Mallie Robinson
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: African Americans, Segregation or integration, Racism, Autobiography, Baseball, Athletes, Sports
- Locales: Brooklyn, NY, Pasadena, CA, Cairo, GA
Form and Content
In Breakthrough to the Big League: The Story of Jackie Robinson, John Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson and cowriter Alfred Duckett use the art of storytelling to reflect upon Robinson’s early life and subsequent triumph as the first African American to play major league baseball. In twelve precise, colorful chapters, the authors chronicle the life of an African American growing up in the United States before World War II. The book not only serves as an autobiography but also examines the pressure that nonwhite athletes have experienced while attempting...
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