{"product_id":"streak-joe-dimaggio-and-the-summer-of-41-9780803292932","title":"Streak: Joe Dimaggio and the Summer of '41","description":"Streak vividly and poignantly tells the story of \"Joltin' Joe\" DiMaggio's legendary fifty-six-game hitting streak and the last golden summer of baseball before America was engulfed by the maelstrom of the Second World War. That long-lost summer also witnessed other unforgettable events: Ted Williams's quest to bat 400 and Lefty Grove's pursuit of his three-hundredth victory; a sizzling, epic race between the Dodgers and the Cardinals for the National League pennant; and Mickey Owen's infamous passed ball in the fourth game of the World Series. \u003cp\u003eFeaturing complete box scores for each game, Streak showcases DiMaggio's crowning achievement, commemorates a baseball season like no other, and invites us to an America in the last moments of its innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Seidel is Jesse and George Siegel Professor of Humanities at Columbia University. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eTed Williams: A Baseball Life\u003c\/i\u003e, available in a Bison Books edition.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413092208914,"sku":"9780803292932","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94d70ac7-cd14-4ceb-9a72-ac43a0be6e00.jpg?v=1729345965","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/streak-joe-dimaggio-and-the-summer-of-41-9780803292932","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}