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One Nation Under Baseball - How the 1960s Collided With the National Pastime

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor 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 florioshapiro.com. 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, portraying their roles during a decade of flux and uncertainty. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsForewordA Note to the ReaderChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19Chapter 20Chapter 21EpilogueAcknowledgmentsBibliography...

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Authors John Florio, John Shapiro Florio, Ouisie Shapiro
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.04.2019
 
EAN 9781496214065
ISBN 978-1-4962-1406-5
No. of pages 270
Subject Guides > Sport > Ball sport

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