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Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow (The Center for Cartoon Studies Presents)
by Sturm, James
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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 Studies turns a graphic novelist's eye to Paige's story. Told from the point of view of a sharecropper, this compelling narrative follows Paige from game to game as he travels throughout the segregated South.
In stark prose and powerful graphics, author and artist share the story of a sports hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American.
In stark prose and powerful graphics, author and artist share the story of a sports hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American.
Info
ISBN: 9781368022323
Published Date: April 23, 2019
Publisher: Jump at the Sun
Language: English
Page Count: 90
Size: 10.34" l x 7.16" w x 0.55" h
Age Classification: Ages 9 to 12
Category
Tweens Nonfiction