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Book SynopsisBlending exclusive rare interviews with Rachel Robinson (Jackie’s widow), Mack Robinson (Jackie’s brother), Hall of Famers Monte Irvin, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Ralph Kiner, and others, celebrated author Harvey Frommer evokes the lives of general manager Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson by describing how they worked together to shatter baseball's color line. Rickey and Robinson is a dual biography tracing the convergence of the lives of two of baseball's most influential individuals in a marker moment in sports and cultural history.
Trade ReviewJust a terrific book. It fills in so many of the blanks about the story of Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey. It's like a history lesson. And the intro by Monte Irvin puts it over the top. . . . Highly recommended. -- Billy Sample, host, Major League Baseball Radio
A vivid account of the two as genuine American heroes. * The Instrumentalist *
I've read more than a dozen books on the Rickey/Robinson tandem and I must say that Frommer's is the best structured. He brings Robinson's persona alive, proving why he was the first black man selected to break the racial barrier. -- Art Rust Jr. * Black Issues Book Review *
One of the best . . . brutally honest with no punches pulled. * Amsterdam News *
A fine and sympathetic biography. * Library Journal *
A celebration, a nostalgic account. * EBONY *
An unusual and deeply moving book. * Publishers Weekly *
Frommer's analysis of Rickey's motives sets this book apart. . . . [Rickey and Robinson] raises all the right questions in interesting ways. * Booklist *
Thorough research, a vivid account. * Chicago Tribune *
Pleasant, upbeat look at this unusual pair. * Kirkus *
Interesting and exciting book. * Jersey Journal *
Mr. Harvey Frommer, a friend of the NLBPA, has published another great book . . .
