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PublisherTriumph Books

ISBN-101600780466

ISBN-139781600780462

eBay Product ID (ePID)65800391

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Book TitleHow Football Explains America

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicSociology of Sports, Popular Culture, Football

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, Social Science

AuthorSal Paolantonio

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight13.5 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-019175

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal796.332

SynopsisUsing some of the most prominent voices in pro sports and cultural and media criticism, How Football Explains America is a fascinating, first-of-its-kind journey through the making of America's most complex, intriguing, and popular game. ESPN's Sal Paolantonio's explores just how crucial football is to understanding the American psyche. Interspersed with memorable images from the climax of Super Bowl XLII, Paolantonio tackles varying American themes from Manifest Destiny to "fourth and one" as he goes deep in order to answer the age-old question Why does America love football so much? An unabashedly celebratory explanation of America's love affair with the game and the men who make it possible, this work sheds light on topics such as how the pioneers and cowboys helped create a game that resembled their march across the continent, why rugby and soccer don't excite the American male like football does, how rule changes are continually made to enhance the dramatic action and create a better narrative, the eternal appeal of the heroic quarterback position, the military lineage from General Douglas MacArthur to the New York Jets' head coach Eric Mangini, and how the burgeoning medium of television identified and exploited the NFL's great characters. It is a must read for anyone interested in more fully understanding not only the game but also the nation in which it thrives.

LC Classification NumberGV954.P34 2008

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by 0lxsb3azq0k@deleted
Nov 07, 2015
Awesome book about football in America!!!
Impales one to appreciate the early days of football and how it progressed in the United States!!!
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