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Klappentext John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro are freelance writers based in Brooklyn! New York. Together they have written for the New York Times! the New Yorker! the Atlantic! VICE Sports! ESPN! and Sports Illustrated. They are the authors of One Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks! Michael Spinks! and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title and the young adult book¿War in the Ring: Joe Louis! Max Schmeling! and the Fight between America and Hitler. Florio is also a novelist and Shapiro is an Emmy-winning writer and producer of sports documentaries. Bob Costas has been broadcasting sports for four decades. For more information about the authors visit . Zusammenfassung Highlights the intersection between American society and America's pastime during the 1960s, when the hallmarks of the sport - fairness, competition, and mythology - came under scrutiny. One Nation Under Baseball brings to life the seminal figures of the era - including Bob Gibson, Marvin Miller, Tom Seaver, and Dick Young - richly portraying their roles during a decade of flux and uncertainty.
