TY  - BOOK
AU  - Henry,Ed
TI  - 42 faith: the rest of the Jackie Robinson story 
SN  - 9780718088804
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Nashville, Tennessee
PB  - W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
KW  - Robinson, Jackie,
KW  - Rickey, Branch,
KW  - African American baseball players
KW  - Biography
KW  - Discrimination in sports
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Race relations
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-332)
N2  - "Journalist and baseball lover Ed Henry reveals for the first time the backstory of faith that guided Jackie Robinson into not only the baseball record books but the annals of civil rights advancement as well. Through recently discovered sermons, interviews with Robinson's family and friends, and even an unpublished book by the player himself, Henry details a side of Jackie's humanity that few have taken the time to see.  With many baseball stories to enthrall even the most ardent enthusiast, 42 Faith also digs deep into why Jackie was the man he was and what both drove him and challenged him after his retirement. From his early years before baseball, to his time with Branch Rickey and the Dodgers, to his failing health in his final years, we see a man of faith that few have recognized.  This book will add a whole new dimension to Robinson's already awe-inspiring legacy. Yes, Jackie and Branch are both still heroes long after their deaths. Now, we learn more fully than ever before, there was an assist from God too"--
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