Legendary sports writer Roger Kahn, author of the 1972 classic The Boys of Summer, will turn 87 next month. Today he released his 20th and final book, Rickey & Robinson.

In this book, Kahn at last reveals the true, untold account of the integration of baseball, a story that for decades has relied on inaccurate secondhand reports. Kahn’s telling, however, contains exclusive reporting and personal reminiscences that no other writer can produce, including revelatory material he’d buried in his notebooks back in the 1950s, when sportswriters were still known to “protect” players and baseball executives.

Kahn’s account starts first and foremost with an in-depth examination of the two men chiefly responsible for making integration happen: Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson. Considering Robinson’s exalted place in American culture, as evidenced by the remarkable success of the recent biopic, 42, the book’s eye-opening revelations are sure to generate controversy as well as conversation.

If you're interested in learning more about this book, I recommend checking out the recent reviews published by:

1) Boston Globe: http://bit.ly/1ycaWhv
2) Kirkus Reviews: http://bit.ly/1oVGoXJ
3) Think Blue LA (Dodgers blog): http://bit.ly/1oVGw9N

Another review is scheduled to appear in next week's issue of Sports Illustrated (9/21).