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Branch rickey biography by jimmy breslin

          The classic American tale of a poor boy from Ohio whose deep-seated faith and dogged work ethic took him to the pinnacle of success..

          Jimmy Breslin, who never met Branch Rickey, has written a short, lively book about the historic signing of Jackie thing about the book is the.

        1. 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.
        2. The classic American tale of a poor boy from Ohio whose deep-seated faith and dogged work ethic took him to the pinnacle of success.
        3. Branch Rickey was one of the most pivotal figures in baseball history.
        4. 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.

          5. Branch Rickey - (Penguin Lives Biographies) by Jimmy Breslin (Paperback)



          About the Book



          In his inimitable anecdotal style, bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Breslin provides a lively portrait of Branch Rickey, the man who in 1947 integrated major league baseball.

          Book Synopsis



          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