Double Play
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Published
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.
Physical Desc
288 pages 24 cm.
Status
Adult Fiction / MYSTERY
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Published
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.
Format
Book
Street Date
0405
Language
English
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Description
It is 1947, the year Jackie Robinson breaks major-league baseball"s color barrier by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers -- and changes the world. This is the story of that season, as told through the eyes of a difficult, brooding and wounded man named Joseph Burke. Burke, a veteran of World War II and a survivor of Guadalcanal, is hired by Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey to guard Robinson. While Burke shadows Robinson, a man of tremendous strength and character suddenly thrust into the media spotlight, the bodyguard must also face some hard truths of his own in a world where the wrong associations can prove fatal. A brilliant novel about a very real man, Double Play is a triumph: ingeniously crafted, rich with period detail, and resounding with the themes familiar to Parker"s readers -- honor, duty, responsibility, and redemption.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parker, R. B. (2004). Double Play . G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parker, Robert B., 1932-. 2004. Double Play. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parker, Robert B., 1932-. Double Play G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parker, Robert B. Double Play G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2004.
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