{"product_id":"boys-of-october-how-the-1975-boston-red-sox-embodied-baseballs-ideals-and-restored-our-spirits","title":"Boys of October: How the 1975 Boston Red Sox Embodied Baseball's Ideals - And Restored Our Spirits","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBoys of October: How the 1975 Boston Red Sox Embodied Baseball's Ideals - And Restored Our Spirits\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDoug Hornig\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780071431934\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eMcGraw-Hill\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2004\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e272\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eIn the Fall of 1975, the country was mired in the Vietnam War's aftereffects, economic distress, and lingering political turmoil from the Watergate scandal. When the nation sorely needed a diversion removed from the larger events of the day, it arrived in the form of the World Series match-up between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds, and both teams delivered in a classic duel. The Reds, nicknamed The Big Red Machine, cruised to 111 regular-season victories and an easy pennant and had already been compared with the best teams of all time. Made up of players in the truest sense, the Reds were clean-cut, disciplined professional athletes at the peaks of their respective careers. Their opponents were the ragtag Red Sox, a cast of characters who had been likened to the boy falling off a turnip truck. The series was a true showdown, an epic seven-game struggle that is widely regarded as the greatest ever played. Four of the seven games were won in the final inning, six were come-from-behind victories, and five, including the nail-biting finale, were decided by a single run. The Boys of October relives the drama of this historic World Series duel and the cultural milieu behind\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"McGraw-Hill","offers":[{"title":"Boys of October: How the 1975 Boston Red Sox Embodied Baseball's Ideals - And Restored Our Spirits | Doug Hornig | Paperback | 9780071431934 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks B 1778841","offer_id":49814912172184,"sku":"1778841","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81blC2Cy-OL.jpg?v=1788542134","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/boys-of-october-how-the-1975-boston-red-sox-embodied-baseballs-ideals-and-restored-our-spirits","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}