Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait

In the spring of 1947, Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking down baseballs decades-old color barrier and changing the face of the game forever. In this intimate portrait, Robinsons widow, Rachel, tells her husbands storyand that of her life with himfrom her unique perspective, complemented by 301 black-and-white photographs from her own collection. Now back in print with a new jacket, this classic book is a moving tribute to a remarkable man seen through the eyes of an equally remarkable woman.