{"product_id":"interesting-athletes-george-l-lee-9780786467662","title":"Interesting Athletes: A Newspaper Artist's Look at Blacks in Sports","description":"\u003cp\u003e George L. Lee was an extraordinarily talented and sensitive artist whose career began in the 1930s in the newspaper business in Chicago. He was there when Joe Louis captured the heavyweight title. He drew the black athletes who broke into major league baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection has seven sections of ink sketches and cameo biographies: Boxers--American and World; The Story of Joe Louis; Boxing Events of the '50s; Baseball Players; Football Players; Basketball Players; and Runners, Jockeys, Golfers and Other Sports Figures. It repeats nothing from the highly successful \u003ci\u003eInteresting People\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland, 1989, paperback 2012; \"Fascinating...recommended\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George L. Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786467665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786467662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"George L. Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47422591238399,"sku":"9780786467662","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2599097-62ab-4b0f-abaa-5bf83f8ac275.jpg?v=1761527844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interesting-athletes-george-l-lee-9780786467662","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}