The Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City

by: Jonathan Mahler
The Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

Scheduled for release in July 2007 as an ESPN original miniseries, starring John Turturro as Billy Martin, Oliver Platt as George Steinbrenner, and Daniel Sunjata as Reggie Jackson.
A kaleidoscopic portrait of New York City in 1977, The Bronx Is Burning is the story of two epic battles: the fight between Yankee Reggie Jackson and team manager Billy Martin, and the battle between Mario Cuomo and Ed Koch for the city's mayorship. Buried beneath these parallel conflicts--one for the soul of baseball, the other for the soul of the city--was the subtext of race.

Deftly intertwined by journalist Jonathan Mahler, these braided Big Apple narratives reverberate to reveal a year that also saw the opening of Studio 54, the acquisition of the New York Post by Rupert Murdoch, a murderer dubbed the "Son of Sam," the infamous blackout, and the evolution of punk rock. As Koch defeated Cuomo, and as Reggie Jackson rescued a team racked with dissension, 1977 became a year of survival--and also of hope.


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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Bronx Is Burning inside and out of the Yankees
The Bronx Is Burning

Summer 1976. A mischievous killer is on the loose and the Yankees are trying to go from worst to first. The trial for the Son of Same has gone cold. The Yankees are trying to win whatever in takes. Explosive and unpredictable Billy Martin is fried up but more importantly he is threatening to leave the Yankees again but who knows if he is really going to leave.George Steinbrenner is on the verge of cutting every coach on the team until Reggie ... Read More
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I like the book
I enjoyed the book very much!
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - In Search of a Hero
Jonathan Mahler has written an exceptionally well-crafted book about a single year (1977) in the history of New York City. The fascinating story alternates between the Yankees and mayoral politics. As the ball drops in Time Square to usher in the New Year, New York and the Yankees are far down in the standings, but the situation is about to get much worse.

In 1977, New York City goes bankrupt and nobody in the nation gives a hoot, the Yankees haven't won the World Series in years and everybody ... Read More
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Baseball and Blackouts, Circa 1977
Jonathan Mahler's book, "The Bronx is Burning", recalls that time in The City when the city was collapsing in crime and decay, visible for all the world to see on the evening news. Mahler, a writer for The New York Times Magazine, weaves together the story of the 1977 mayoral race, serial killer Son of Sam, the blackout and subsequent riots, and the fractious Yankees who had just signed Reggie Jackson and would go on to win their first World Series since 1962.

Born and raised in the Bronx, I remember ... Read More
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A Great Read
What can I say the book was a great read with a tremendous introspective in on some yankee legends.A great read not only for any baseball fan but also anyone who enjoys a great read.The product was in superb condition as well when I recieved it.
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