{"product_id":"pinstripe-nation-william-carlson-bishop-9781621904014","title":"Pinstripe Nation: The New York Yankees in American Culture","description":"Whether loved or reviled, the New York Yankees have had an impact on American culture that extends well beyond baseball. Since the early twentieth century, movies, novels, memoirs, pop songs, and even TV sitcoms have either dealt directly with the Bronx club and its star players or incorporated key elements of Yankee iconography. In \u003ci\u003ePinstripe Nation, \u003c\/i\u003eWill Bishop explores the myriad ways in which the Yankees and their successes (and spectacular failures) became interwoven with the nation's larger cultural narrative. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1920, with their acquisition of Babe Ruth, the Yankees rose to prominence. With his power-hitting style attracting legions of new fans, the \"Great Bambino\" became a national hero of the Roaring Twenties. In contrast to Ruth's flamboyance, his less flashy successors Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio captured the spirit of striving and courage that carried America through the Depression and WWII years. \u003ci\u003eThe Pride of the Yankees, \u003c\/i\u003ea popular movie celebrating Gehrig's career, and the Hemingway novella \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea, \u003c\/i\u003ewhose protagonist reveres DiMaggio, typified the trend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mirroring the nation's postwar swagger and confidence, the club of the Mickey Mantle-era remained hugely popular, but \"Yankee hating\" set in as well. Novels like Mark Harris's \u003ci\u003eThe Southpaw \u003c\/i\u003eand Douglass Wallop's \u003ci\u003eThe Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant \u003c\/i\u003esignified a widespread resentment of the team's outsized dominance. Amid the national turmoil of the 1960s, the Yankees also went into decline. In the following decades, as player salaries soared and team infighting grabbed headlines, the once-glowing portrayals of the team gave way to tell-all books like \u003ci\u003eBall Four \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bronx Zoo\u003c\/i\u003e. Yet, as this informative and entertaining book amply shows, the Yankees have, through all their ups and downs, retained a hold on the American imagination unmatched by any other sports franchise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Carlson Bishop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621904016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621904014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Univ Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018","brand":"William Carlson Bishop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46334504009983,"sku":"9781621904014","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80085a71-adbc-45a2-b8e1-b9659e65bc53.jpg?v=1731467003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pinstripe-nation-william-carlson-bishop-9781621904014","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}