{"product_id":"city-of-champions-hank-gola-9781732222700","title":"City of Champions: An American Story of Leather Helmets, Iron Wills and the High School Kids from Jersey Who Won It All","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn Christmas night, 1939, two vastly different teams from Garfield, New Jersey, and Miami, Florida collided in the historic Orange Bowl to decide the National Sports Foundation's national championship. Garfield's Boilermakers were children of immigrants drawn to the industrial city's churning factories. Miami's Stingarees were from families from all over the country settling in one of America's most promising and thriving cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCity of Champions\u003c\/i\u003e, Hank Gola, a veteran and award-winning football writer, unveils this long-forgotten game. Gola mines stories of the towns and the lives of the players and coaches--detailing the grit (and wild strokes of fortune) that led up to a Garfield victory, stunning the football world. Gola also describes how this game mirrored America, revealing some of the most pressing cultural, economic and socio-political issues of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hank Gola\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1732222703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732222700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tatra Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2018","brand":"Hank Gola","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937888207103,"sku":"9781732222700","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0ee38e75-76f7-492d-b46e-4a4871b250e5.jpg?v=1681432504","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/city-of-champions-hank-gola-9781732222700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}