false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183494627m/1426373.jpg 1426373 2 Baseball Hall of Famer Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1905? - 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. <P>In stark prose and powerful graphics, author and artist share the story of a sports hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American. 1416853 18 12 2007 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow total:126|5:40|4:53|3:28|2:5|1:0| 126 506 157 40 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 19:52:49 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 19:54:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 09:29:41 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 10:23:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 04 13:28:51 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:31:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 14:35:31 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 14:54:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 15:29:48 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 15:38:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 10 00:56:00 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 10:23:24 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 11:43:59 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 11:46:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 10:06:09 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 10:08:18 -0800 2009
I think it may be a little youn...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 19:22:20 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 21:08:25 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 08:21:53 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 09:50:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 23:17:40 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 23:23:41 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 08:55:54 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 17:36:04 -0700 2009
Wonan Eisner Award for best reality based graphic novel in 2008. ]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 18 10:31:10 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 12:42:19 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 21 20:30:03 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 20:32:09 -0700 2009 My full review here]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:21:04 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 06:53:43 -0700 2009 1
A quick educational read. I wasn't blown away or anything, but it was very sweet and well-told. There's an introduction in the beginning, and a few pages of contextual facts at the end.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 20:38:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 18:17:56 -0700 2008 Paige is a nice addition to this curious wave of segregation era graphic novels such as Stagger Lee, Incognegro and Bluesman that deal with race and masculinity. It's short, but really well-told with a terrific sense of pacing and perspective. The artwork is spare and although you can barely make ou...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 28 13:36:27 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 13:36:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 18 17:53:57 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 17:54:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 09 09:47:05 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 09:47:59 -0700 2008 Follows a man who once played with pitcher Satchel Paige and the struggles he and his family have in the racist South. Also provides details of Paige's life and his historical and social significance.
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History comes to life. Succinct but powerful. The words and...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 08:34:22 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 06:51:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1426373