内容简介
Arnold Rampersad's brilliant biography of "Jackie" Robinson
offers an intimate look at one of the most well-known American
figures. Drawing heavily on never-before-seen personal documents,
Rampersad gives readers privileged glimpses of this complex man and
his compelling story, from his birth in Georgia to his stardom in
baseball to his work in the civil rights movement.
作者简介
Arnold Rampersad is Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature at
Princeton University, where he is a member of the Department of
English and the Program in African-American Studies. His books
include the two-volume Life of Langston Hughes and, with the
late Arthur Ashe, Days of Grace: A Memoir. In 1991, he was
appointed a MacArthur Foundation fellow. He lives with his family
in Princeton, New Jersey.