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1 online resource (1 audio file (720 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Kyle Tait. |
| Summary |
By early 1977, the metropolis was in the grip of hysteria caused by a murderer dubbed "Son of Sam." And on a sweltering night in July, a citywide power outage touched off an orgy of looting and arson that led to the largest mass arrest in New York's history. As the turbulent year wore on, the city became absorbed in two epic battles: the fight between Yankee slugger Reggie Jackson and team manager Billy Martin, and the battle between Ed Koch and Mario Cuomo for the city's mayoralty. Buried beneath these parallel conflicts-one for the soul of baseball, the other for the soul of the city-was the subtext of race. The brash and confident Jackson took every black myth and threw it back in white America's face. Meanwhile, Koch and Cuomo ran bitterly negative campaigns that played upon urbanites' fears of soaring crime and falling municipal budgets. These braided stories tell the history of a year that saw the opening of Studio 54, the evolution of punk rock, and the dawning of modern SoHo. As the pragmatist Koch defeated the visionary Cuomo and as Reggie Jackson finally rescued a team racked with dissension, 1977 became a year of survival but also of hope. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- History -- 20th century.
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New York Yankees (Baseball team) -- Biography.
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Mahler, Jonathan, 1969- -- Childhood and youth.
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New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951-
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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City and town life -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Tait, Kyle.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781705281291 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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170528129X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13697997 |
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