Listen to full audiobooks for free on :#adhttps://amzn.to/499CVn8Title: Opening DayAuthor: Jonathan EigNarrator: Richard AllenFormat: UnabridgedLength: 12 hrs and 6 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 04-16-07Publisher: Tantor AudioGenres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity BiosSummary:He was an unlikely hero. He had little experience in organized baseball. His swing was far from graceful. And he was assigned to play first base, a position he had never tried before that season. But the biggest concern was his temper. Robinson was an angry man who played an aggressive style of ball. In order to succeed, he would have to control himself in the face of what promised to be a brutal assault by opponents of integration.Drawing on interviews with surviving players, sportswriters, and eyewitnesses, as well as newly discovered material from archives around the country, Jonathan Eig presents a fresh portrait of a ferocious competitor who embodied integration's promise and helped launch the modern civil-rights era. Full of new details and thrilling action, Opening Day brings to life baseball's ultimate story.Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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