{"product_id":"the-fall-of-the-1977-mitchell-nathanson-9780786432172","title":"The Fall of the 1977 Phillies: How a Baseball Team's Collapse Sank a City's Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003e On October 7, 1977, the Philadelphia Phillies lost a playoff game to the Dodgers, a game that began so hopefully and ended so disastrously that it has become known in Philadelphia simply as \"Black Friday.\" As a season of rare hope and unity crashed to a painful end in a ten-minute sequence of bad plays, so too did the city's urban renaissance falter and an old sense of inferiority return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This ambitious examination of the relationship between the team and city delves deep into Philadelphia's social and baseball history to reveal how the disillusionment of Black Friday affected Philadelphia's self image and fans' relationship to the team they both love and love to hate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitchell Nathanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786432179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786432172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.02w x 0.61d","brand":"Mitchell Nathanson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47757840777471,"sku":"9780786432172","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d5e08221-b19a-4e46-bfdd-48e6bedd59dd.jpg?v=1765510690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fall-of-the-1977-mitchell-nathanson-9780786432172","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}