{"product_id":"9781449040895","title":"Thornridge","description":"In the early 1970s, the United States was much the same as in the radical '60s; Americans dying in Vietnam, anti-war demonstrations on college campuses, conflict between blacks and whites in most major cities.\u003cp\u003eIn predominantly white Dolton, a south Chicago suburb, busing had come to Thornridge High School. Black students from nearby Phoenix now attended school with whites from Dolton and South Holland. They were not warmly received.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, the Thornridge basketball team started winning...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans in black and white communities came together as Thornridge captured consecutive Illinois championships. Led by the national high school athlete of the year, Quinn Buckner, the Falcons stormed to a perfect season in 1972. No team even came close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is their story told in their own words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHORNRIDGE is about prejudice and acceptance, adversity and triumph, and a team that changed attitudes while the players were having the time of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052420514032,"sku":"9781449040895","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781449040895_p0.jpg?v=1763831311","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781449040895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}