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In the Name of the Father: Family, Football, and the Manning Dynasty

by Mark Ribowsky
Liveright: Norton. Aug. 2018. 400p. notes. index. ISBN 9781631493096. $28.95; ebk. ISBN 9781631493102. SPORTS
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Ribowsky (The Last Cowboy) is known for providing serious looks at substantial sports and popular music personalities. This volume fits into that pattern and concerns the NFL's first family of quarterbacks: Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning. In this group biography, Ribowsky fully examines his subjects, detailing both their features and flaws. His research is thorough and his writing professional, yet he profiles familiar faces who received similar treatment just two years ago with Lars Anderson's The Mannings.
VERDICT Overall, well done, but for those who enjoyed The Mannings, this title might be redundant.
Reviewed by John Maxymuk , Aug 01, 2018
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