{"product_id":"i-never-had-it-made-the-autobiography-of-jackie-robinson-paperback","title":"I Never Had It Made: The Autobiography of Jackie Robinson - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJackie Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlfred Duckett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bestselling autobiography of American baseball and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. In 1947, Jackie Robinson broke that barrier, striking a crucial blow for racial equality and changing the world of sports forever. \u003cem\u003eI Never Had It Made\u003c\/em\u003e is Robinson's own candid, hard-hitting account of what it took to become the first black man in history to play in the major leagues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Never Had It Made\u003c\/em\u003e recalls Robinson's early years and influences: his time at UCLA, where he became the school's first four-letter athlete; his army stint during World War II, when he challenged Jim Crow laws and narrowly escaped court martial; his years of frustration, on and off the field, with the Negro Leagues; and finally that fateful day when Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers proposed what became known as the \"Noble Experiment\"--Robinson would step up to bat to integrate and revolutionize baseball.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than a baseball story, \u003cem\u003eI Never Had It Made\u003c\/em\u003e also reveals the highs and lows of Robinson's life after baseball. He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Never Had It Made\u003c\/em\u003e endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Autobiography of a Boy of Summer Who Became a Man for All Seasons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. 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He recounts his political aspirations and civil rights activism; his friendships with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, William Buckley, Jr., and Nelson Rockefeller; and his troubled relationship with his son, Jackie, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published the year Robinson died, \u003cem\u003eI Never Had It Made\u003c\/em\u003e endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Autobiography of a Boy of Summer Who Became a Man for All Seasons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars had one undeniable trait in common: they were all white. 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