| Author |
Sturm, James, 1965- author, illustrator.
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| Publication |
Montréal, Québec : Drawn & Quarterly, [2017]
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| Description |
110 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Call # |
FIC STURM |
| Note |
Originally published in 2001; with a new introduction by Gene Luen Yang. |
| Summary |
"By reuniting America's greatest pastime with its hidden history, the graphic novel tells the story of the Stars of David, a barnstorming Jewish baseball team of the depression era. Led by its manager and third baseman, the nomadic team travels from small town to small town providing the thrill of the sport while playing up their religious exoticism as a curio for people to gawk at, heckle, and taunt. When the team's fortunes fall, the players are presented a plan to get people in the stands. But by placing their fortunes in the hands of a promoter, the Stars of David find themselves fanning the flames of ethnic tensions. Sturm's nuanced composition is on full display as he deftly builds the climax of the game against the rising anti-semitic fervor of the crowd."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Baseball players -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Jews -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Baseball players. (OCoLC)fst00828007
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Jews. (OCoLC)fst00983135
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
| Genre |
Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423722
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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Graphic novels.
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| Addl. Author |
Yang, Gene Luen, writer of introduction.
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| Related To |
Reproduction of (manifestation): Sturm, James, 1965- Golem's mighty swing Montreal : Drawn and Quarterly, ℗♭2001 9781896597454 |
| ISBN |
9781770462830 (paperback) |
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177046283X (paperback) |
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