356 pages
English language
Published May 20, 2005 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning
1977, baseball, politics, and the battle for the soul of a city
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City is a book by Jonathan Mahler that focuses on the year 1977 in New York City. First published in 2005, it's described as 'a layered account', 'kaleidoscopic', 'a braided narrative', which weaves political, cultural, and sporting threads into one narrative. It was also the basis for the ESPN mini-series The Bronx Is Burning.
Subjects
- Mahler, Jonathan, -- 1969- -- Childhood and youth
- New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History -- 20th century
- New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- Biography
- City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951-
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century