{"product_id":"one-nation-under-baseball-how-the-1960s-collided-with-the-national-pastime-paperback","title":"One Nation Under Baseball: How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Florio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOuisie Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBob Costas\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Nation Under Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e 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. John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro examine the events of the era that reshaped the game: the Koufax and Drysdale million-dollar holdout, the encroachment of television on newspaper coverage, the changing perception of ballplayers from mythic figures to overgrown boys, the arrival of the everyman Mets and their free-spirited fans, and the lawsuit brought against team owners by Curt Flood. \u003ci\u003eOne Nation Under Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Florio\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eOuisie Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e are freelance writers based in Brooklyn, New York. Together they have written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVICE Sports\u003c\/i\u003e, ESPN, and \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e. They are the authors of \u003ci\u003eOne Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title\u003c\/i\u003e and the young adult book \u003ci\u003eWar in the Ring: Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight between America and Hitler\u003c\/i\u003e. Florio is also a novelist, and Shapiro is an Emmy-winning writer and producer of sports documentaries. \u003cb\u003eBob Costas\u003c\/b\u003e has been broadcasting sports for four decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For more information about the authors visit florioshapiro.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261901713629,"sku":"9781496214065","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/lKJNvW_S2D9781496214065.webp?v=1785087038","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/one-nation-under-baseball-how-the-1960s-collided-with-the-national-pastime-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}