{"product_id":"the-big-scrum-how-teddy-roosevelt-saved-football-9780061744525","title":"The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn J. Miller delivers the intriguing, never-before-told story of how Theodore Roosevelt saved American Football--a game that would become the nation's most popular sport. Miller's sweeping, novelistic retelling captures the violent, nearly lawless days of late 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century football and the public outcry that would have ended the great game but for a crucial Presidential intervention. Teddy Roosevelt's championing of football led to the creation of the NCAA, the innovation of the forward pass, a vital collaboration between Walter Camp, Charles W. Eliot, John Heisman and others, and, ultimately, the creation of a new American pastime. Perfect for readers of Douglas Brinkley's \u003cem\u003eWilderness Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Lewis's \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Side\u003c\/em\u003e, and Conn and Hal Iggulden's \u003cem\u003eThe Dangerous Book for Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, Miller's \u003cem\u003eThe Big Scrum \u003c\/em\u003ereclaims from the shadows of obscurity a remarkable story of one defining moment in our nation's history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061744525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"John J. Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43271729807541,"sku":"9780061744525","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_35218b42-86d8-4368-a6de-de72e73b10fb.jpg?v=1699956342","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-big-scrum-how-teddy-roosevelt-saved-football-9780061744525","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}