Jackie Robinson
- ISBN-10
- 0866119183
- ISBN-13
- 9780866119184
- Series
- Jackie Robinson
- Category
- African American baseball players
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995-06
- Publisher
- Playmore Publishers
- Authors
- Joshua E. Hanft, Waldman Publishing Corporation
Description
A brief biography of Jackie Robinson, the man who was the first African American baseball player on a major league team, as well as the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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