The Story of Roberto Clemente: a graphic Novel
- Annotation:
- Presents the story of baseball star Roberto Clemente’s life from his early days growing up in rural Puerto Rico to the highlights of his baseball career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, his private and public life off the baseball field, including his charity work, to his untimely death in 1972.
- Creator:
- Illustrator - Wilfred Santiago
- Publication Information:
- Fantagraphics, Seattle, WA, 2011
- Color or Black & White:
- Genre:
- Biography
- Bibliography Available:
- Yes
- Original Language:
- English
- Historical Topic/Event:
- Baseball Player
- Geographic Setting:
- Puerto Rico
- Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh
- Date Range:
- 1942 - December 31, 1972
- Tags:
- baseball player, Puerto Rican, Pittsburgh Pirates, World Series, plane crash, Nicaragua, earthquake, Roberto Clemente Award, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Notes:
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