Carrying Jackie's Torch The Players Who Integrated Baseball And America

Steve Jacobsonis an award-winning sports journalist and author. A sports reporter and columnist forNewsdayfor 44 years, he was nominated twice for a Pulitzer Prize, awarded first prize by the Associated Press of New York for his coverage of the 1986 World Series, and recognized as one of the Top Five Sports Columnists numerous times by the Associated Press Sports Editors. He is the author of The Best Team Money Could Buyand The Pitching Staff: A Classic Portrait ofBaseball's Most Unique Fraternity,and the coauthor ofNolan Ryan, Strike-OutKingand Tom Seaver'sBaseball Is My Life. In 2004 he created, interviewed, and helped script the documentaryJackie's Disciplesfor ESPN. He lives on Long Island in New York.Jacobson, Steve is the author of 'Carrying Jackie's Torch The Players Who Integrated Baseball And America', published 2007 under ISBN 9781556526398 and ISBN 1556526393.