Satchel Paige
Striking Out Jim Crow
$42.32
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2019
Summary
Baseball Hall of Famer Leroy “Satchel” Paige (1906 - 1982) changed the face of the game in a career that spanned five decades. Much has been written about this larger-than-life pitcher, but when it comes to Paige, fact does not easily separate from fiction. He made a point of writing his own history … and then re-writing it. A tall, lanky fireballer, he was arguably the Negro League’s hardest thrower, most entertaining storyteller and greatest gate attraction. Now the Center for Cartoon Studi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781368022323 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1368022324 |
| Author: | James Sturm, Rich Tommaso |
| Publisher: | Disney Book Publishing Inc. |
| Imprint: | Disney Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2019 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 258mm x 180mm x 12mm |
| Series: | The Center for Cartoon Studies Presents |
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* “[T]his graphic novel … imparts as clear a picture of the aggressive style of black baseball as it does of the realities of life in the rural Deep South in Paige’s barnstorming heyday.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* “This visually powerful, suspenseful, even profound story makes an excellent choice for readers interested in baseball or in the history of race relations.”–Booklist, starred review
About The Author
James Sturm
Author Bio:James Sturm is a cartoonist and the cofounder of The Center for Cartoon Studies. His graphic novels include The Golem’s Mighty Swing, Market Day, and Off Season. His picture books for children include Ape and Armadillo Take Over The World, Birdsong, and the Adventures in Cartooning series (with Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost).
Illustrator Bio:Rich Tommaso started writing and drawing original comics and graphic novels in 1993. He is mostly known for his series of crime novels, the first of which was Clover Honey. Since then, he has penned a few more crime books, including Sam Hill: The Cavalier Mr. Thompson, Dark Corridor and Dry County. At the moment he is drawing a new, but classically-styled, Dick Tracy comic series with Mike, Lee, and Laura Allred. Aside from his crime work he’s made a dozen other comics and graphic novels in various genres, including Spy Seal, She Wolf, Vikings’ End, Don’t Look Back, 8 1⁄2 Ghosts, Perverso!, The Horror of Collier County, and a humorous travel book called Let’s Hit the Road. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his girlfriend, Amy, and their two cats.Returns
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