Writing a novel, particularly a historical novel, requires a lot of research. These are just some of the books, websites and newspapers I pored through to get the facts right.
Books
Jedwab, Jack. Jackie Robinson’s Unforgettable Season of Baseball in Montreal. Editions Images, 1996.
Robinson, Jackie and Alfred Duckett. I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1972.
Tygiel, Jules. Baseball’s Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and his Legacy. Oxford University Press, 1997.
Weintraub, William. City Unique: Montreal Days and Nights in the 1940s and ’50s. Robin Brass Studio, 2004.
Websites
Newspapers
Montreal Daily Star, October 1945–October 1946
Montreal Gazette, October 1945–October 1946