{"product_id":"satchel-paige-striking-out-jim-crow-james-sturm","title":"Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow;  James Sturm","description":"\u003cdiv data-testid=\"description\" class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" data-testid=\"contentContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eBaseball 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn stark prose and powerful graphics, author and artist share the story of a sports hero, role model, consummate showman, and era-defining American.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecember 18, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Sturm is the author of several award-winning graphic novels for children and adults, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Sturm’s America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarket Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Golem’s Mighty Swing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSatchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He is also the founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies and the National Association for Comics Art Educators. He created \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdventures in Cartooning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with collaborators Alexis Frederic-Frost and Andrew Arnold. Sturm, his wife, and two daughters live in White River Junction, Vermont.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50612304707906,"sku":"","price":8.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/files\/satchpage.jpg?v=1747673309","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/satchel-paige-striking-out-jim-crow-james-sturm","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}