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Jackie Robinson: A Biography

Jackie Robinson: A Biography

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作者: Arnold Rampersad 著

出版社: Random House US

出版时间: 1998-09

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780345426550

定价: 204.80

装帧: 平装

开本: 16开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 560页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

TheextraordinarylifeofJackieRobinsonisilluminatedasneverbeforeinthisfull-scalebiographybyArnoldRampersad,whowaschosenbyJack'swidow,Rachel,totellherhusband'sstory,andwasgivenunprecedentedaccesstohisprivatepapers.Wearebroughtcloserthanwehaveeverbeentothegreatballplayer,amanofcourageandqualitywhobecameapivotalfigureintheareasofraceandcivilrights.

BornintheruralSouth,thesonofasharecropper,RobinsonwasrearedinsouthernCalifornia.Weseehimblossomthereasastudent-athleteashestruggledagainstpovertyandracismtoupholdthebeliefsinstilledinhimbyhismother--faithinfamily,education,America,andGod.

WefollowRobinsonthroughWorldWarII,when,inthefirstwaveofracialintegrationinthearmedforces,hewascommissionedasanofficer,thencourt-martialedafterrefusingtomovetothebackofabus.AfterheplaysintheNegroNationalLeague,wewatchtheopeningofanall-Americandramaas,latein1945,BranchRickeyoftheBrooklynDodgersrecognizedJackastherightplayertobreakbaseball'scolorbarrier--andthegamewasforeverchanged.

Jack'snever-before-publishedlettersopenuphisrelationshipwithhisfamily,especiallyhiswife,Rachel,whomhemarriedjustashisperilousventureofintegratingbaseballbegan.HermemoriesareamajorresourceofthenarrativeaswelearnaboutthesevereharassmentRobinsonenduredfromteammatesandopponentsalike;aboutdeaththreatsandexclusion;aboutjoyandremarkablesuccess.Wewatchhiscourageousresponsetoabuse,firstasastoicendurer,thenasafighterwhoepitomizedcourageanddefiance.

WeseehisgrowingfriendshipwithwhiteplayerslikePeeWeeReeseandtheblackteammateswhofollowedinhisfootsteps,andhisembracebyBrooklyn'sfans.Wefollowhisblazingcareer:1947,RookieoftheYear;1949,MostValuablePlayer;sixpennantsintenseasons,and1962,inductionintotheHallofFame.

Butsportsweremerelyoneaspectofhislife.Weseehisbusinessventures,hisleadingroleinthecommunity,hisearlysupportofMartinLutherKingJr.hiscommitmenttothecivilrightsmovementatacrucialstageinitsevolution;hiscontroversialassociationswithEisenhower,Kennedy,Nixon,Humphrey,Goldwater,NelsonRockefeller,andMalcolmX.

Rampersad'smagnificentbiographyleavesuswithanindelibleimageofaprincipledmanwhowaspassionateinhisloyaltiesandopinions:abaseballplayerwhocouldfocusacrowd'sattentionasnoonebeforeorsince;anactivistatthecrossroadsofhispeople'sstruggle;adedicatedfamilymanwhoselastyearswereplaguedbyillnessandtragedy,andwhodiedprematurelyatfifty-two.Hewasapathfinder,anAmericanhero,andhenowhasthebiographyhedeserves.

FromtheHardcoveredition., ArnoldRampersadisWoodrowWilsonProfessorofLiteratureatPrincetonUniversity,whereheisamemberoftheDepartmentofEnglishandthePrograminAfrican-AmericanStudies.Hisbooksincludethetwo-volumeLifeofLangstonHughesand,withthelateArthurAshe,DaysofGrace:AMemoir.In1991,hewasappointedaMacArthurFoundationfellow.HeliveswithhisfamilyinPrinceton,NewJersey.

FromtheHardcoveredition.,,
内容简介:
TheextraordinarylifeofJackieRobinsonisilluminatedasneverbeforeinthisfull-scalebiographybyArnoldRampersad,whowaschosenbyJack'swidow,Rachel,totellherhusband'sstory,andwasgivenunprecedentedaccesstohisprivatepapers.Wearebroughtcloserthanwehaveeverbeentothegreatballplayer,amanofcourageandqualitywhobecameapivotalfigureintheareasofraceandcivilrights.

BornintheruralSouth,thesonofasharecropper,RobinsonwasrearedinsouthernCalifornia.Weseehimblossomthereasastudent-athleteashestruggledagainstpovertyandracismtoupholdthebeliefsinstilledinhimbyhismother--faithinfamily,education,America,andGod.

WefollowRobinsonthroughWorldWarII,when,inthefirstwaveofracialintegrationinthearmedforces,hewascommissionedasanofficer,thencourt-martialedafterrefusingtomovetothebackofabus.AfterheplaysintheNegroNationalLeague,wewatchtheopeningofanall-Americandramaas,latein1945,BranchRickeyoftheBrooklynDodgersrecognizedJackastherightplayertobreakbaseball'scolorbarrier--andthegamewasforeverchanged.

Jack'snever-before-publishedlettersopenuphisrelationshipwithhisfamily,especiallyhiswife,Rachel,whomhemarriedjustashisperilousventureofintegratingbaseballbegan.HermemoriesareamajorresourceofthenarrativeaswelearnaboutthesevereharassmentRobinsonenduredfromteammatesandopponentsalike;aboutdeaththreatsandexclusion;aboutjoyandremarkablesuccess.Wewatchhiscourageousresponsetoabuse,firstasastoicendurer,thenasafighterwhoepitomizedcourageanddefiance.

WeseehisgrowingfriendshipwithwhiteplayerslikePeeWeeReeseandtheblackteammateswhofollowedinhisfootsteps,andhisembracebyBrooklyn'sfans.Wefollowhisblazingcareer:1947,RookieoftheYear;1949,MostValuablePlayer;sixpennantsintenseasons,and1962,inductionintotheHallofFame.

Butsportsweremerelyoneaspectofhislife.Weseehisbusinessventures,hisleadingroleinthecommunity,hisearlysupportofMartinLutherKingJr.hiscommitmenttothecivilrightsmovementatacrucialstageinitsevolution;hiscontroversialassociationswithEisenhower,Kennedy,Nixon,Humphrey,Goldwater,NelsonRockefeller,andMalcolmX.

Rampersad'smagnificentbiographyleavesuswithanindelibleimageofaprincipledmanwhowaspassionateinhisloyaltiesandopinions:abaseballplayerwhocouldfocusacrowd'sattentionasnoonebeforeorsince;anactivistatthecrossroadsofhispeople'sstruggle;adedicatedfamilymanwhoselastyearswereplaguedbyillnessandtragedy,andwhodiedprematurelyatfifty-two.Hewasapathfinder,anAmericanhero,andhenowhasthebiographyhedeserves.

FromtheHardcoveredition.,
作者简介:
ArnoldRampersadisWoodrowWilsonProfessorofLiteratureatPrincetonUniversity,whereheisamemberoftheDepartmentofEnglishandthePrograminAfrican-AmericanStudies.Hisbooksincludethetwo-volumeLifeofLangstonHughesand,withthelateArthurAshe,DaysofGrace:AMemoir.In1991,hewasappointedaMacArthurFoundationfellow.HeliveswithhisfamilyinPrinceton,NewJersey.

FromtheHardcoveredition.,,

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