Iron in the Blood
how the alabama vs. auburn rivalry shaped the soul of the south
$50.70
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2025
Summary
Iron in the Blood: Football, Rivalry, and the Soul of Alabama
“A football history that’s both detailed and panoramic. As expected for a football book, Busbee offers a generous serving of play-by-play, game-by-game, fight song, and mascot details, but in a well-organized structure and smoothly flowing text.” —*Booklist*
The story of college football in Alabama is the story of the South itself. This behind-the-scenes account of the Alabama vs. Auburn rivalry, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781637747162 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1637747160 |
| Author: | Jay Busbee |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | Matt Holt Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 498g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Jay Busbee
Jay Busbee is a senior writer for Yahoo Sports, where he’s covered the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Masters, the Daytona 500, the Kentucky Derby and, of course, the Iron Bowl. He is also the host of NASCAR Studios’ “Home Turn” travel/history show, and he writes a weekly Southern culture Substack newsletter, Flashlight & A Biscuit. Jay’s work has been honored by Best American Sports Writing and his book Earnhardt Nation, a biography of NASCAR’s Earnhardt family, won praise from both Kirkus and Publishers Weekly for its in-depth research and narrative scope. He lives in Atlanta with his family and worships at the church of SEC football.
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