{"product_id":"tigerland-1968-1969-a-city-divided-a-nation-torn-apart-and-a-magical-season-of-healing-paperback","title":"Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWil Haygood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history, as riots and demonstrations spread across the nation, the Tigers of poor, segregated East High School in Columbus, Ohio did something no team from one school had ever done before: they won the state basketball and baseball championships in the same year. They defeated bigger, richer, whiter teams across the state and along the way brought blacks and whites together, eased a painful racial divide throughout the state, and overcame extraordinary obstacles on their road to success. In \u003ci\u003eTigerland, \u003c\/i\u003e Wil Haygood gives us a spirited and stirring account of this improbable triumph and takes us deep into the personal lives of these local heroes. At the same time, he places the Tigers' story in the context of the racially charged sixties, bringing in such national figures as Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Richard Nixon, all of whom had a connection to the teams and a direct effect on their mythical season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWil Haygood is currently visiting distinguished professor in the department of media, journalism, and film at Miami University, Ohio. For nearly three decades he was a journalist, serving as a national and foreign correspondent at \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003e where he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and then at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Butler: A Witness to History; Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America; Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson; In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis Jr.; Two on the River; King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Haygoods of Columbus: A Family Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Butler\u003c\/i\u003e was later adapted into the critically acclaimed film directed by Lee Daniels, starring Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey. Haygood has received a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, and the 2017 Patrick Henry Fellowship Literary Award for his research for \u003ci\u003eTigerland\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756562481440,"sku":"9780525432579","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/50ebd457bc5afbe0550990ed7df01de1.webp?v=1780081003","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tigerland-1968-1969-a-city-divided-a-nation-torn-apart-and-a-magical-season-of-healing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}