Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town Despite its troublesmaybe even because of themAliquippa became legendary for producing football greatness.But another industry grew in Aliquippa. The mill closed. The J&L mill, though dirty and dangerous, offered a chance at a better life. The town didn’t just make steel; it made el
| Title | : | Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (173 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802125646 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-04 |
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In the early twentieth century, down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh, the Jones & 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&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 1980’s, the steel industry cratered. The mill closed. Crime rose and crack hit big.
But another industry grew in Aliquippa. The town didn’t 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 journalis
Editorial : Praise for Playing Through the Whistle:
An Best Book of the Month (History and Nonfiction)
A masterwork Engrossing, and heartbreaking.”Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Price thoroughly explores the football saga but this is no mere sports story An artful mix of history, economics, sociology, and athletics Price’s especially touching engravings of promise squandered,’ those chewed up and spit out by Aliquippa’s tough environment, contrast powerfully with the tales of football triumph Price’s football story is really that of America’s Rust Belt in poignant miniature.”Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
An exhaustive history A more thorough account of any high school athletic program in the country would be tough to find.”Publishers Weekly
Price, a Sports Illustrated senior writer, tells the town’s story all very well There are reveal
Particularly after reading the heartfelt orgin(s) of the book that the author shared in the review he had submitted.
I couldn't bring myself to it once I began reading it.
Within a dozen pages I had lost interest and was appalled that I had bought this book. If a boy who played for Aschman was a quarterback, every child in that family to follow was a quarterback. Interpersonal skills include effective communications and good teamwork. La Porte received an Air Force commendation, posthumously.
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