Heroes of the Negro Leagues (with free DVD: Only the Ball Was White)
by Jack Morelli
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Author: Jack MorelliIllustrator: Mark Chiarello
Introduction: Monte Irvin
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN: 0810994348
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Abrams Books
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Book Review: Stunning piece of sports history
Summary: 5 Stars
This beautiful volume is written by Jack Morelli and illustrated by Mark Chiarello (who, despite his passion for baseball, is probably more well known for his work painting a different sort of Batman...). It is based on the set of baseball cards that the two produced several years earlier.
The biographies are quick and interesting reads - and due to the context, a bit more dramatic than your conventional 'back of baseball card' material. And the art is fantastic - bittersweet and oddly nostalgic.
This book makes a terrific gift for anyone interested in art, baseball, history or any combination thereof.
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