{"product_id":"i-never-had-it-made-an-autobiography-of-jackie-robinson-book-by-alfred-duckett-and-jackie-robinson","title":"I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson\nBook by Alfred Duckett and Jackie Robinson","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"drengr_MobileTabbedDescriptionOverviewContent_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe New York Times–bestselling autobiography of Jackie Robinson, barrier-breaking Brooklyn Dodger and civil rights legend: \"An American classic.\" —Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Barry Bonds, before 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Never Had It Made\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Never Had It Made\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003eMore than a sports story, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Never Had It Made\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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. It endures as an inspiring story of a man whose heroism extended well beyond the playing field.\u003cbr\u003e\"Affecting and candid . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Never Had It Made\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers compelling testimony about the realities of being Black in America from an author who long ago became more a monument than a man, and his memoir is an illuminating meditation on racism not only in the national pastime but in the nation itself.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A disturbing and enlightening self-portrait by one of America's genuine heroes.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An important book that should be widely read.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca:text textemphasis=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/a:text\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"productInfoTabExpanderHeader0\" class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003ca role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-collapse\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead less\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Book Lovers BD","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55659315069219,"sku":null,"price":330.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":55659315101987,"sku":null,"price":460.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":55659315134755,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/5872\/2083\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_7de20a0b-4e8e-43f4-a2da-4cf73343e48f.webp?v=1790410088","url":"https:\/\/www.bookloversbd.shop\/products\/i-never-had-it-made-an-autobiography-of-jackie-robinson-book-by-alfred-duckett-and-jackie-robinson","provider":"Book Lovers BD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}