The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
Autor John Eisenbergen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2019
The
epic
tale
of
the
five
owners
who
shepherded
the
NFL
through
its
tumultuous
early
decades
and
built
the
most
popular
sport
in
America
The
National
Football
League
is
a
towering,
distinctly
American
colossus
spewing
out
$13
billion
in
annual
revenue.
Yet
its
current
dominance
has
obscured
how
professional
football
got
its
start.
InThe
League,
John
Eisenberg
reveals
that
Art
Rooney,
George
Halas,
Tim
Mara,
George
Preston
Marshall,
and
Bert
Bell
took
an
immense
risk
by
investing
in
the
professional
game.
At
that
time
the
sport
barely
registered
on
the
national
scene,
where
college
football,
baseball,
boxing,
and
horseracing
dominated.
The
five
owners
succeeded
only
because
at
critical
junctures
in
the
1920s,
1930s,
and
1940s
each
sacrificed
the
short-term
success
of
his
team
for
the
longer-term
good
of
the
League.
At
once
a
history
of
a
sport
and
a
remarkable
story
of
business
ingenuity,The
Leagueis
an
essential
read
for
any
fan
of
our
true
national
pastime.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781541618640
ISBN-10: 1541618645
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 138 x 208 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
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ISBN-10: 1541618645
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 138 x 208 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
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Notă biografică
John
Eisenbergis
the
author
of
nine
previous
books,
includingThat
First
SeasonandTen-Gallon
War,
and
a
former
sportswriter
for
theBaltimore
Sun.
He
also
has
written
forSports
IllustratedandSmithsonian
Magazine.
Eisenberg
lives
in
Baltimore,
Maryland.
Recenzii
"John
Eisenberg
tells
the
fascinating
account
of
how
five
owners,
including
the
Bears's
George
Halas,
cut
through
their
disputes
and
differences
to
work
together
to
form
the
foundations
of
the
league."—Chicago
Tribune
"The pluck-and-luck tale of the creation and stabilization of the league is a small but exemplary chapter in American capitalism and popular culture."—Wall Street Journal
"[A] deeply researched, surprise-on-every-page,and altogether marvelous new book"—Weekly Standard
"Drawing on extensive research and personal interviews with descendants of the principle figures, Eisenberg (That First Season) puts a nearly century-old story into contemporary context. Football fans of all teams will appreciate this fascinating history."—Publishers Weekly
"A readable and fresh look at the early history of the NFL"—Library Journal
"Fans who only know the league as it exists today will be shocked and fascinated by its early years."—Booklist
"A rich history of the rise of the National Football League from its virtual obscurity at its genesis in the 1920s to its position as an economic and cultural powerhouse today... Thoroughly researched and gracefully told... An engaging and informative cultural history, on and off the gridiron."—Kirkus(Starred)
"The pluck-and-luck tale of the creation and stabilization of the league is a small but exemplary chapter in American capitalism and popular culture."—Wall Street Journal
"[A] deeply researched, surprise-on-every-page,and altogether marvelous new book"—Weekly Standard
"Drawing on extensive research and personal interviews with descendants of the principle figures, Eisenberg (That First Season) puts a nearly century-old story into contemporary context. Football fans of all teams will appreciate this fascinating history."—Publishers Weekly
"A readable and fresh look at the early history of the NFL"—Library Journal
"Fans who only know the league as it exists today will be shocked and fascinated by its early years."—Booklist
"A rich history of the rise of the National Football League from its virtual obscurity at its genesis in the 1920s to its position as an economic and cultural powerhouse today... Thoroughly researched and gracefully told... An engaging and informative cultural history, on and off the gridiron."—Kirkus(Starred)