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02201aam a22003854a 4500 001 31E096D869C811E69620BACFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160824014144 008 081204s2009 nyuaf b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2008052765 020 $a 045122602X 020 $a 9780451226020 035 $a (OCoLC)233549637 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d BTCTA $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d BKL $d BUR $d YDX $d C#P $d CDX $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ma 050 00 $a GV875.B62 $b R47 2009 082 00 $a 796.357/640974461 $2 22 100 1 $a Reynolds, Bill, $d 1945- 245 10 $a '78 : $b the Boston Red Sox, a historic game, and a divided city / $c Bill Reynolds. 246 3 $a Nineteen seventy-eight 260 $a New York : $b New American Library, $c c2009. 300 $a 310 p., [8] leaves of plates : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a The inside story behind a crucial chapter in Red Sox lore-and a turbulent time in a troubled city. George Steinbrenner called it the greatest game in the history of American sports: on a bright October day in 1978, the Boston Red Sox met the New York Yankees for an epic playoff game that would send one team to the World Series, and leave the other cursed for almost a quarter of a century. In this book, award-winning sports columnist Bill Reynolds tells the story of the team and the players at this pivotal moment. This cultural history takes readers through the social issues that divided Boston that summer, and masterfully depicts their influence on one game beyond the realm of sports--From publisher description. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-310). 610 00 $a Boston Red Sox (Baseball team) $x History. 650 0 $a Baseball $x Social aspects $z Boston. $z Boston. 651 0 $a Boston (Mass.) $x Social conditions $y 20th century. 651 00 $a Boston (Mass.) $x Race relations. 610 00 $a New York Yankees (Baseball team) $x History. 650 0 $a Sports rivalries $z United States $x History. 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2008052765-d.html 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824091824.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=31E096D869C811E69620BACFDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search