“If you were a fan of Friday Night Lights, you know…it wasn’t really a sports story, but the story of a town... In Central New York, the same can be said for Floor Burns, a new book…about the passions of Parochial League basketball…”
"Narrative history at its best. A sprawling, affectionate...portrait of a city being transformed by the 1960s, the people who lived there, and the game they loved."
“…a riveting story, told with uncommon eloquence, passion, and empathy. The result is a book that is impossible to put down…”
“Floor Burns is…more than a book about Syracuse... It’s a book about dozens of cities throughout the industrial northeast and the men and women whose hard work, passion and determination helped shape 20th Century America...”
“M.C. Antil goes overtime to weave together the times, the place, and the people in this remarkable story. And when…the final buzzer sounds, the winner is the reader.”
“I have played Syracuse many times…(and) was totally drawn into M.C. Antil’s deeply provocative tale of the city...”
“The author’s research is extraordinary, and his empathy with his subjects…radiates at every turn. This is a must read...”
“…(Floor Burns) is a virtual love letter to a city, warts and all, that has crawled inside so many hearts and minds, and continues to shape so many lives.”
