{"product_id":"12-rounds-in-los-gym-boxing-and-manhood-in-appalachia-9781946684127","title":"12 Rounds in Lo's Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia","description":"Questions of class and gender in Appalachia have, in the wake of the 2016 presidential election and the runaway success of \u003ci\u003eHillbilly Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e, moved to the forefront of national conversations about politics and culture. From Todd Snyder, a first generation college student turned college professor, comes a passionate commentary on these themes in a family memoir set in West Virginia coal country. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e12 Rounds in Lo's Gym\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the author's father, Mike \"Lo\" Snyder, a fifth generation West Virginia coal miner who opened a series of makeshift boxing gyms with the goal of providing local at-risk youth with the opportunities that eluded his adolescence. Taking these hardscrabble stories as his starting point, Snyder interweaves a history of the region, offering a smart analysis of the costs--both financial and cultural--of an economy built around extractive industries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part love letter to Appalachia, part rigorous social critique, readers may find \u003ci\u003e12 Rounds in Lo's Gym\u003c\/i\u003e--and its narrative of individual and community strength in the face of globalism's headwinds--a welcome corrective to popular narratives that blame those in the region for their troubles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Virginia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946684127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Todd D. Snyder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925190578357,"sku":"9781946684127","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0091c2a0-9bf4-4dcb-acc7-a11b7716a949.jpg?v=1687847513","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/12-rounds-in-los-gym-boxing-and-manhood-in-appalachia-9781946684127","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}