CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Small-Town Roots, Big-City Ambitions 7
Chapter 2 The Chicago Years 21
Chapter 3 Newspapers, Comic Strips, Cartoons 53
Chapter 4 Torchy Brown in "Dixie to Harlem" 66
Chapter 5 Candy 75
Chapter 6 Patty-Jo'n' Ginger 79
Chapter 7 Torchy in Heartbeats 132
Chapter 8 The Patty-Jo Doll 159
Conclusion 177
Correcting the Record 183
Excerpts from the FBI File of Jackie Ormes 186
Notes 191
Selected Bibliography 205
Acknowledgments 215
Index 219
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Small-Town Roots, Big-City Ambitions 7
Chapter 2 The Chicago Years 21
Chapter 3 Newspapers, Comic Strips, Cartoons 53
Chapter 4 Torchy Brown in "Dixie to Harlem" 66
Chapter 5 Candy 75
Chapter 6 Patty-Jo'n' Ginger 79
Chapter 7 Torchy in Heartbeats 132
Chapter 8 The Patty-Jo Doll 159
Conclusion 177
Correcting the Record 183
Excerpts from the FBI File of Jackie Ormes 186
Notes 191
Selected Bibliography 205
Acknowledgments 215
Index 219