Daring Play, Michael Burgan
Daring Play, Michael Burgan
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Daring Play
How a Courageous Jackie Robinson Transformed Baseball

Author: Michael Burgan

Narrator: Various Narrators

Unabridged: 1 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Capstone Press

Published: 08/10/2017


Synopsis

On and off the field, Jackie Robinson never backed down from a challenge. The baseball legend broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, changing the sport forever. It was eight years later that a photo of him stealing home during the 1955 World Series became one of the most famous images from his historic career. The iconic photo of his daring base running seemed to sum up the way Robinson lived his life. He acted on his own, doing what he thought was right. He took risks. He used his talents the best way he knew how. And he made baseball—and the world—a better place.

About Michael Burgan

Michael Burgan has written more than 250 books for children and young adults. His specialty is history, with an emphasis on biography. A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in history, Burgan is also a produced playwright and the editor of The Biographer’s Craft, the newsletter for Biographers International Organization. He first started writing for children as an editor at Weekly Reader before beginning his freelance career in 1994. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia on October 23, 2020

I'll always pick up one of these Captured History books during lunch in the library because they're quick and focused. And celebrate how photography can be celebrated in freezing one moment in time (for better or worse). This one is one that is still hotly debated-- the stealing home of Jackie Robin......more