{"product_id":"when-the-garden-was-eden-clyde-the-captain-dollar-bill-and-the-glory-days-of-the-new-york-knicks-paperback","title":"When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Araton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Boys of Summer \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Bronx Is Burning\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003esports columnist Harvey Araton delivers a fascinating look at the 1970s New York Knicks--part autobiography, part sports history, part epic, set against the tumultuous era when Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, and Bill Bradley reigned supreme in the world of basketball. Perfect for readers of Jeff Pearlman's \u003cem\u003eThe Bad Guys Won \u003c\/em\u003e, Peter Richmond's \u003cem\u003eBadasses\u003c\/em\u003e, and Pat Williams's \u003cem\u003eCoach Wooden\u003c\/em\u003e, Araton's revealing story of the Knicks' heyday is far more than a review of one of basketball's greatest teams' inspiring story--it is, at heart, a stirring recreation of a time and place when the NBA championships defined the national dream. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late 1960s and early 1970s, in New York City and America at large, were years marked by political tumult, social unrest . . . and the best professional basketball ever played. Paradise, for better or worse, was a hardwood court in midtown Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvey Araton has followed the Knicks, old and new, for decades--first as a teenage fan, then as a young sports reporter with the \u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and now as a writer and columnist for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eWhen the Garden Was Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive account of the New York Knicks in their vintage pomp. With measured prose and shoe-leather reporting, Araton relives their most glorious triumphs and bitter rivalries, and casts light on a team all but forgotten outside of pregame highlight reels and nostalgic reunions at the Garden.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late 1960s and early 1970s, in New York City and America at large, were years marked by political tumult, social unrest . . . and the best professional basketball ever played. Paradise, for better or worse, was a hardwood court in midtown Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvey Araton has followed the Knicks, old and new, for decades--first as a teenage fan, then as a young sports reporter with the \u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and now as a writer and columnist for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eWhen the Garden Was Eden\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive account of the New York Knicks in their vintage pomp. With measured prose and shoe-leather reporting, Araton relives their most glorious triumphs and bitter rivalries, and casts light on a team all but forgotten outside of pregame highlight reels and nostalgic reunions at the Garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915316654396,"sku":"9780061956249","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/NXF1WStxUmQ0T09DN0R4NlpvS2dCdz09.webp?v=1774361444","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/when-the-garden-was-eden-clyde-the-captain-dollar-bill-and-the-glory-days-of-the-new-york-knicks-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}