{"title":"David Krell","description":"David Krell is the author of 1962: Baseball and America in the Time of JFK (Nebraska, 2021), Do You Believe in Magic? Baseball and America in the Groundbreaking Year of 1966, and The Fenway Effect: A Cultural History of the Boston Red Sox (Nebraska, 2024).","products":[{"product_id":"1978-baseball-and-america-in-the-disco-era-hardcover","title":"1978: Baseball and America in the Disco Era - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmericans struggled to find their footing in the late 1970s. The Vietnam War ended with more than fifty-eight thousand American soldiers' deaths; the public's trust in politicians plummeted amid the Watergate scandal. As deadly blizzards ripped through the Midwest and Northeast in early 1978 and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, Americans turned to baseball for the welcome distraction and promise of a new season. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From spring training to the World Series, 1978 gave baseball fans one of the sport's greatest seasons, full of legendary moments like the battle between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox for the American League East pennant, Gaylord Perry's three thousandth strikeout, Tom Seaver's only career no-hitter, Willie McCovey's five hundredth home run, and Pete Rose's marathon forty-four-game hitting streak. The 1978 season played out against a backdrop of disco music, bell-bottom pants, and gas-guzzling cars, while Hollywood answered a desperate longing for a simpler time with nostalgic offerings such as \u003ci\u003eGrease\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Buddy Holly Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Hot Wax\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnimal House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSuperman\u003c\/i\u003e. Robin Williams became a household name with a guest appearance on the popular TV show \u003ci\u003eHappy Days\u003c\/i\u003e, Atlantic City debuted its first casino, and Jill Clayburgh symbolized the emerging independence of women in \u003ci\u003eAn Unmarried Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a memorable end to the baseball season, Reggie Jackson and Bucky Dent led the Yankees to their second consecutive World Series over the Dodgers after losing the first two games, then winning four in a row. With a month-by-month approach, David Krell breaks down major events in both baseball and American culture at large in 1978, chronicling in novelistic detail the notable achievements of some of the greatest players of the era, along with some of the national pastime's quirkiest moments, to capture an extraordinary year in baseball.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368450556127,"sku":"9781496239600","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/GK3sNmzSyZ9781496239600.webp?v=1789128444"},{"product_id":"the-fenway-effect-a-cultural-history-of-the-boston-red-sox-hardcover","title":"The Fenway Effect: A Cultural History of the Boston Red Sox - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo be a part of Red Sox Nation is to be a hopeful romantic who neither betrays loyalty nor surrenders hope in the direst of circumstances. From Bangor to Back Bay, New Englanders endure in baseball matters. And life. The team's history has intersected with the history of Boston and well beyond it, through the Curse of the Bambino, the military service of Ted Williams during World War II, and the Boston Marathon bombing. \u003ci\u003eThe Fenway Effect\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles these stories and others that have built the incredible saga of the Boston Red Sox. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How did \u003ci\u003eCheers\u003c\/i\u003e depict the passion of Boston's sports fans? Why is Narragansett beer so important to New England? What's the architectural impact of \u003ci\u003eThe Teammates\u003c\/i\u003e--the statue of Bobby Doerr, Johnny Pesky, Ted Williams, and Dom DiMaggio outside Fenway Park? What did the Boston press really think about Red Sox owner Harry Frazee selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees? What was the origin of Fenway Park's predecessor--Huntington Avenue Grounds? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even Yankees fans will tip their caps to the rich impact of the Red Sox on music, movies, branding, broadcasting, and more. Plus, there's a chapter focusing on the oral history of Red Sox fans, some of whom share here anecdotes that are funny, insightful, and heartwarming.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51382204858591,"sku":"9781496232335","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/CjikUIbtJt9781496232335.webp?v=1789286540"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/david-krell.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}