{"product_id":"big-scrum-pb","title":"Big Scrum PB","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiller, John J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJohn J. Miller is director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, national correspondent for \u003cem\u003eNational Review\u003c\/em\u003e, a contributor to the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and the author of five books, including the novel \u003cem\u003eThe First Assassin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543365390610,"sku":"9780061744525","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4695cfb8-98e3-400f-9013-833c3f3ca215.jpg?v=1731507470","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/big-scrum-pb","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}