Heroes of the Negro Leagues
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 Jack Morelli and 39 brand-new images created especially for this book, including portraits of Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, and Jackie Robinson. The legendary Negro Leagues are regarded with reverence and awe, and play a vital role in black history. The publication of these cards marked the first time most of these players ever appeared on baseball cards.
- Author
- Jack Morelli, Mark Chiarello
- Format
- hardcover
- Pages
- 128
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780810994348
- Genres
- sports, baseball, biography
- Release date
- 2007
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