{"product_id":"the-colonel-and-hug-steve-steinberg-9781496219664","title":"The Colonel and Hug: The Partnership That Transformed the New York Yankees","description":"From the team's inception in 1903, the New York Yankees were a floundering group that played as second-class citizens to the New York Giants. The team was purchased in 1915 by Jacob Ruppert and his partner, Til Huston. Three years later, when Ruppert hired Miller Huggins as manager, the unlikely partnership of the two figures began, one that set into motion the Yankees' run as the dominant baseball franchise of the 1920s and the rest of the twentieth century, capturing six American League pennants with Huggins at the helm and four more during Ruppert's lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Yankees' success was driven by Ruppert's executive style and enduring financial commitment, combined with Huggins's philosophy of continual improvement and personnel development. \u003ci\u003eThe Colonel and Hug\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how these two men transformed the Yankees in their rise to dominance. It also tells the larger story of America's gradual move from neutrality to entry into World War I and the emergence and impact of Prohibition on American society. This story tells of the end of the Deadball Era and the rise of the Lively Ball Era, a gambling scandal, and the collapse of baseball's governing structure--and the significant role the Yankees played in it all. While the hitting of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig won many games for New York, Ruppert and Huggins institutionalized winning for the Yankees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Steinberg, Lyle Spatz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149621966X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496219664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.29d","brand":"Steve Steinberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983684337919,"sku":"9781496219664","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a84486e1-317c-4487-9a4c-df3bfffd0b65.jpg?v=1683268119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-colonel-and-hug-steve-steinberg-9781496219664","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}