'In these latter days, when Jackie Robinson's titanic sports legacy can be expressed in more nuanced human terms, and in terms of the struggle for human rights, Kennedy's restrained, patient, immensely readable biography might well be where a younger generation - grown curious about the great Robinson - can commence.' -Richard Ford A truly masterful book.' -Gerald Early, author of A Level Playing Field: African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports, consultant, Jackie Robinson An absolutely fascinating and compelling read.

Even what we thought we knew is cast in a new context. But Kostya Kennedy's True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson not only offers an innovative approach to biographical writing but fresh insights and information about Robinson. 'There has been so much written and said about Jackie Robinson that one might think that there is nothing left to say. Kennedy has given us four remarkable ‘snapshots’ of Jackie at this most brave and vulnerable moment.” -Ken Burns, filmmaker 'This is a marvelous addition to the library on the ever-important, ever-enigmatic Jackie Robinson, one of the towering figures in the Civil Rights Movement. Reading it, I said to myself time and again: 'I wish I could have met him.'” -John Grisham

'True is a captivating reminder of Jackie Robinson’s greatness not only as a baseball player and trailblazer, but also as a fearless activist for the equal rights and fair treatment of all people. It is available now wherever you get your books, and a few words about True are below.Ī probing, richly-detailed, unique biography of Jackie Robinson, one of baseball's-and America's-most significant figures. Humbled and honored to be 42 days from the official publication date of True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson (April 12, 2022, St.

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