Bushers
Bushers by Ed Attanasio and Eric Gouldsberry, published by McFarland & Company, Inc. on September 28, 2013, offers a whimsical exploration of the Deadball Era in baseball through the lens of fifty fictional legendary players. This edition, written in English and spanning 132 pages, presents illustrated biographies that highlight the humorous aspects of baseball’s early years, long before the modern era of free agency and high salaries.
Readers will find a collection of entertaining stories about baseball’s greatest goofballs, wannabes, and never-wases, featuring characters from towns like Nuttsville, Virginia, and Sweet Lips, Tennessee. The book delves into the quirks and mishaps of these players, showcasing tales of fame lost to comical blunders such as wrong-way baserunning and uncontrollable sweat. With illustrations by Ed Attanasio, Bushers combines humor and nostalgia, appealing to fans of both baseball and graphic storytelling.
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Fifty fictional legendary baseball players and their illustrated biographies. Bushers takes a whimsical look at the Deadball Era, long before free agency, luxury boxes and enormous salaries. It’s a wild collection of baseball’s greatest goofballs, wannabes, could’ve-beens and never-wases, hailing from every state in the Union–representing actual towns like Nuttsville, Virginia; Parole, Maryland, and Sweet Lips, Tennessee. Bushers tells a tale of fame squandered by wrong-way baserunning, smelly feet, narcolepsy and uncontrollable sweat. With illustrations by Ed Attanasio and text written by Attanasio and Eric Gouldsberry, this graphic novel takes a funny look at baseball’s early years through the eyes of two passionate lifelong fans.
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