The Bruiser
Jim Tully(1886-1947) was born in St. Marys, Ohio. He is the author of numerous books chronicling the American underclass, includingCircus Parade(1927; The Kent State University Press, 2009),Shanty Irish(1928; The Kent State University Press, 2009),Shadows of Men(1930), andBlood on the Moon(1931).Paul J. Baueris a used and rare book dealer in Kent, Ohio. He is the coauthor of Frazier Robinson's autobiography,Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues(1999).Mark Dawidziakhas been the television critic at theCleveland Plain Dealersince 1999. A theater, film, and television reviewer for about thirty years, his many nonfiction books includeThe Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible(1982),The Columbo Phile: A Casebook(1989),Mark My Words: Mark Twain on Writing(1996),The Night Stalker Companion: A 25th Anniversary Tribute(1997),Horton Foote's The Shape of the River: The Lost Teleplay about Mark Twain(2003), andThe Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dracula(2008). He is also a novelist and a playwright.