{"product_id":"face-to-face-with-sports-legends","title":"Face to Face with Sports Legends","description":"Independence, Mantle, and Miss Able is the extraordinary history of the small town of Independence, Kansas nestled in the southeastern corner of the Sunflower state.\nThe first night baseball game in the history of Organized Baseball was played in Independence on April 28,1930. Mickey Mantle played his first season of professional baseball for the Independence Yankees. A number of ballplayers who spent time playing in Independence went on to outstanding careers in the Major Leagues and two are enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The first successful space shot by NASA in 1958 used two monkeys, one of whom, Miss Able, was from the zoo in Independence, which sits just a few hundred feet beyond the fence Mickey Mantle hit his first professional homerun over. Individuals from Independence founded Sinclair Oil and Paramount Pictures, they wrote famous plays such as Picnic, Bus Stop, Dark at the Top of the Stairs and Come Back, Little Sheba. Many more had prominent careers in politics, television, movies and theater.\nThe people of Independence are proud of their heritage, and rightfully so. They come by their accomplishments through determination and hard work. They are the epitome of what has made America great.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0970319711\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 56JUHA000DXC_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Joe Cullinane\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Integrity of the book is in good condition with no missing pages. Pages can have minimal notes or highlighting.  Cover image on the book may vary. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43349657747633,"sku":"56JUHA000DXC_ns","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/skuimage_569400fd-7fd3-4aab-b7bc-f9f5c318393a.jpg?v=1707434266","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/face-to-face-with-sports-legends","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}