{"product_id":"satchel-paige-striking-out-jim-crow-paperback","title":"Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Sturm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRich Tommaso\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaseball 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In stark prose and powerful graphics, author and artist share the story of a sports hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Sturm\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist and the cofounder of The Center for Cartoon Studies. His graphic novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Golem's Mighty Swing, Market Day\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOff Season\u003c\/i\u003e. His picture books for children include \u003ci\u003eApe and Armadillo Take Over The World, Birdsong\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Adventures in Cartooning series (with Andrew Arnold and Alexis Frederick-Frost). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRich Tommaso\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eClover Honey\u003c\/i\u003e. Since then, he has penned a few more crime books, including \u003ci\u003eSam Hill: The Cavalier Mr. Thompson, Dark Corridor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDry County\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eSpy Seal, She Wolf, Vikings' End, Don't Look Back, 8 1\/2 Ghosts, Perverso!, The Horror of Collier County\u003c\/i\u003e, and a humorous travel book called \u003ci\u003eLet's Hit the Road\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his girlfriend, Amy, and their two cats.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.8 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170892157063,"sku":"9781368042895","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/67c6283f93888a74139a6c6bec98b42f.webp?v=1733351525","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/satchel-paige-striking-out-jim-crow-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}