{"product_id":"9781845961039","title":"Heroes Are Forever: The Life and Times of Celtic Legend Jimmy McGrory","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Edward McGrory (1904–82) is a Celtic legend, remembered today as the greatest goal-scorer in the history of Scottish soccer. His record of 550 goals in his 15-year career at Parkhead from 1922 to 1937 is unlikely to be surpassed and will stand forever as a memorial to a player who was a typical product of the period between the two world wars. At a depressing time when wages were low and work was scarce, his feats on the field provided a welcome and much-needed escape for the thousands of ordinary, cloth-capped Scottish working men who packed the dirt terracing to cheer on every move he made. \u003ci\u003eHeroes Are Forever\u003c\/i\u003e tells the full story of McGrory’s life and career, and is set against the vividly drawn background of the inter-war period. It is a portrait of a loyal, modest, and inspirational man who lifted the hearts of his countrymen and raised the spirits of a nation. It was he, after all, who by scoring twice for Scotland in 1933 provoked the original Hampden Roar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mainstream Publishing Company, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043275587824,"sku":"9781845961039","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781845961039_p0.jpg?v=1763745469","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781845961039","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}