{"product_id":"hail-mary-britni-de-la-cretaz-9781645036623","title":"Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking story of the National Women's Football League, and the players whose spirit, rivalries, and tenacity changed the legacy of women's sports forever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1967, a Cleveland promoter recruited a group of women to compete as a traveling football troupe. It was conceived as a gimmick--in the vein of the Harlem Globetrotters--but the women who signed up really wanted to play. And they were determined to win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHail Mary\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the highs and lows of the National Women's Football League, which took root in nineteen cities across the US over the course of two decades. Drawing on new interviews with former players from the Detroit Demons, the Toledo Troopers, the LA Dandelions, and more, \u003ci\u003eHail Mary\u003c\/i\u003e brings us into the stadiums where they broke records, the small-town lesbian bars where they were recruited, and the backrooms where the league was formed, championed, and eventually shuttered. In an era of vibrant second wave feminism and Title IX activism, the athletes of the National Women's Football League were boisterous pioneers on and off the field: you'll be rooting for them from start to finish. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frankie de la Cretaz, Lyndsey D'Arcangelo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645036626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645036623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bold Type Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 87","brand":"Frankie de la Cretaz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055267475711,"sku":"9781645036623","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cf31218-4bb0-4cee-a330-d57040ce4bd6.jpg?v=1685034685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hail-mary-britni-de-la-cretaz-9781645036623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}