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Branch Rickey : a biography / Murray Polner ; foreword by Branch B. Rickey.
- Title
- Branch Rickey : a biography / Murray Polner ; foreword by Branch B. Rickey.
- Author
- Polner, Murray
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | GV865.R45 P64 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- v, 274 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Rickey managed the St. Louis Browns and Cardinals at the end of the deadball era. Rickey made early use of statistical analysis and pressed for the expansion of major league baseball. He is best known for integrating organized baseball, at a time when the U.S. armed forces were still segregated and the Civil Rights movement was years away"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-263) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 9780786426430 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786426438 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2007007619
- OCLC
- 85162266
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library