{"product_id":"playing-through-the-whistle-steel-football-and-an-american-town-0802125646","title":"Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0802125646\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Price, S.L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early twentieth century, down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, the Jones \u0026amp; Laughlin Steel Company built one of the largest mills in the world and a town to go with it. Aliquippa was a beacon and a melting pot, pulling in thousands of families from Europe and the Jim Crow south. The J\u0026amp;L mill, though dirty and dangerous, offered a chance at a better life. It produced the steel that built American cities and won World War II and even became something of a workers paradise. But then, in the 1980s, the steel industry cratered. The mill closed. Crime rose and crack hit big.But another industry grew in Aliquippa. The town didnt just make steel; it made elite football players, from Mike Ditka to Ty Law to Darrelle Revis. Pro football was born in Western Pennsylvania, and few places churned out talent like Aliquippa. Despite its troublesmaybe even because of themAliquippa became legendary for producing football greatness. A masterpiece of narrative journalism, Playing Through the Whistle tells the remarkable story of Aliquippa and through it, the larger history of American industry, sports, and life. Like football, it will make you marvel, wince, cry, and cheer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51971289874720,"sku":"NEW0802125646","price":24.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/712V9uAoAZL.jpg?v=1783766038","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/playing-through-the-whistle-steel-football-and-an-american-town-0802125646","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}