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The novel Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn is about Baseball. Also the young men that played at Ebbets Field along side Jackie Robinson in the 1950’s. And the young Reporter that had the good fortune to tell the story.
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The Boys of Summer
Roger Kahn’s novel The Boys of Summer about young men that learned to play baseball in the 1930-1940.They played in many places ,Reading Pennsylvania, Anderson Indiana,Plainfield New Jersey and last but not least Woonstock Rhode Island. And as faith would have it the all played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Needless to say the Brooklyn Dodgers is the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson on their team. The book is also about what happened to Mr Robinson in baseball, as well as Carl Erskine, Pee Wee Reese after they could no longer play. Last but not least the book addresses the young reporter that grew up near Ebbets Field. And had the pleasure of reporting on the Brooklyn Dodgers.
