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The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
John Eisenberg (Author), Daniel Thomas May (Narrator), Hachette Audio (Publisher) & 0 more★★★★★
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Customers find this book to be a compelling read on the history of football, helping them understand the NFL's origins. Moreover, the writing style receives positive feedback, with customers noting it's well written and easy to read. Additionally, they appreciate the book's appearance, describing it as solid.
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The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in AmericaThe National Football League is a towering, distinctly American colossus spewing out $14 billion in annual revenue. But it was not always a success. In The League, John Eisenberg focuses on the pioneering sportsmen who kept the league alive in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, when its challenges were many and its survival was not guaranteed. At the time, college football, baseball, boxing, and horseracing dominated America's sports scene. Art Rooney, George Halas, Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall, and Bert Bell believed in pro football when few others did and ultimately succeeded only because at critical junctures each sacrificed the short-term success of his team for the longer-term good of the league. At once a history of a sport and a remarkable story of business ingenuity, The League is an essential listen for any fan of our true national pastime. Read more