Exploring Jackie Robinson

Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir by Doris Kearns Goodwin B G656

Growing up, historian Goodwin and her father kept score for “their” team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Focusing on important moments in baseball history, from the arrival of Jackie Robinson to the destruction of Ebbets Field, Goodwin takes the reader on a poignant journey through childhood.

The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn 796.35764 K12b

This classic of sports journalism covers the Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1950s and the impact that team had on the author’s life and American society.

The Last Good Season: Brooklyn, the Dodgers, and their Final Pennant Race Together by Michael Shapiro 796.35764 S52L

From social changes to personality conflicts, this book takes a wide view of the 1956 Dodgers in their final season in Brooklyn.