{"product_id":"fallen-stars-carson-cunningham-9781623495602","title":"Fallen Stars: Five American Athletes Who Died in Military Service","description":"In the spring of 2002, motivated by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, National Football League stalwart Patrick Daniel Tillman turned down a multimillion-dollar contract to join the US Army. Two years later, he died while serving his country in the mountains of Afghanistan. In the process, he became an American icon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by Pat Tillman's story, \u003ci\u003eFallen Stars\u003c\/i\u003e captures the lives and times of Tillman (1976-2004) and four other war-hero American athletes: Hamilton \"Ham\" Fish (1873-98), Hobart \"Hobey\" Baker (1892-1918), Nile Kinnick (1918-43), and James Robert \"Bob\" Kalsu (1945-70), all of whom died while serving in the US military. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Why a focus on fallen war-hero athletes, and why these five? Because here we have over a century's worth of men who faced the fears and uncertainties that come with life and made the ultimate sacrifice. Their stories give us a kaleidoscopic picture of America over the course of more than one hundred years, and through them we can explore the wars America has participated in, the values that Americans have celebrated, and what it has meant, over time, to be an American hero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carson Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623495601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623495602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"Carson Cunningham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46292961493247,"sku":"9781623495602","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_729ce943-ca9f-4fed-acd5-86405e159c35.jpg?v=1730210677","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fallen-stars-carson-cunningham-9781623495602","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}