Striking Gridiron a town's pride and a team's shot at glory during the biggest strike in American history
"In the summer of 1959, most of the town of Braddock, Pennsylvania-- along with half a million steel workers around the country-- went on strike in the longest labor stoppage in American history. With no paychecks coming in, the families of Braddock looked to its football team for inspiration. The B...
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Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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