Heroes of the Negro Leagues [With DVD]

by Jack Morelli

Book Overview

First published as trading cards in 1990, these out-of-print watercolor images by award-winning artist Mark Chiarello are now collected for the first time in book form, along with incisive text by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810994348
• ISBN13: 9780810994348
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book and DVD

The book/dvd arrived on time and was in great shape. I purchased it for my grandfather for Christmas and he loves it!

Stunning piece of sports history

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.

A must have!

I purchased this book for a young boy age 13 and I also have one myself. This book and DVD is an excellent, fun history lesson for a child or pre-teen to reference at his or her leasure. It's an easy read and a great reference for people of all ages who want to know more about the Negro Baseball Leagues! A must have!

Important and very interesting

This book preserves an important aspect in the history of baseball and in African American history, and it does so in a riveting way. A sincere and fascinating tribute -- and a handsome one, to boot.

Fascinating history with brilliant text and art

If you have any interest in baseball, you'll definitely want to have this book! Created by very talented men, this is a book to keep.