
Wendell Smith Reader
With the world''s eyes on Jackie Robinson, there were not many who noticed the sportswriter who traveled by the baseball star''s side in 1946-47. Wendell Smith was a pioneer not only in writing, but in broadcast media as well, with a career that spanned 1937-1972 and included more than 1,500 written pieces.
After an extensive biographical sketch, this work presents a collection of Smith''s w...
With the world''s eyes on Jackie Robinson, there were not many who noticed the sportswriter who traveled by the baseball star''s side in 1946-47. Wendell Smith was a pioneer not only in writing, but in broadcast media as well, with a career that spanned 1937-1972 and included more than 1,500 written pieces.
After an extensive biographical sketch, this work presents a collection of Smith''s w...