six people will be killed and eighty-five seriously injured: “Warning Given on Fireworks,” Toledo Blade, June 29, 1976.
“Jaws is too gruesome for children”: Charles Champlin, “Don’t Go Near the Water,” Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1975.
Chapter 8
“In pictures children drew after the ’71 earthquake”: “Few Californians Shaking Over Quake Talk,” Chicago Tribune, October 19, 1976.
“You’ve got to hate someone, I guess”: Universal Press Syndicate, “In Defense of Polish Pride,” Chicago Tribune, March 9, 1976.
“Poles are far from the only ethnic group to serve as the butt of jokes”: “The Polish Joke Carries a Punchline of Sorrow,” Chicago Tribune, March 8, 1976.
Chapter 11
“a terrible rending…the stomping of thousands of boot heels on chairs”: Joe Soucheray, “Destructive Fans Bid Violent Adieu to Metropolitan Stadium,” Minneapolis Tribune, December 21, 1981.
“It was frozen at 3:10”: Ibid.
About the Author
Steve Rushin is a writer for Sports Illustrated and the 2006 National Sportswriter of the Year. He is the author of four nonfiction books and a novel. His work has been collected in The Best American Sports Writing, The Best American Travel Writing, and The Best American Magazine Writing anthologies. He lives in Connecticut.
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