Martin Gitlin

Powerful Moments in Sports

The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History

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Produktbeschreibung

This book features twenty events that had profound social, political, and cultural importance and inspired athletes and spectators alike. It examines how a particular moment in sports history revolutionized a sport, how a contest of speed inspired a nation, or even how a humble victory affected the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9781538192535
• ISBN-10: 1538192535
• Artikelnr.: 69927061

Autorenporträt

By Martin Gitlin

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: White Sox Give Baseball a Black Eye Chapter 2:
Curse of the Bambino Chapter 3: Gertrude Ederle Owns the Channel Chapter 4:
Jesse Destroys Field, Nazi Racial Theories Chapter 5: Louis vs. Schmeling:
Foes and Friends Chapter 6: Jackie Robinson Breaks Through Chapter 7: The
Shot Heard 'Round the World Chapter 8: Here Comes the NFL: The 1958
Championship Chapter 9: Muhammad Ali Flattens Shady Sonny Chapter 10: The
Silent, Poignant Protest of 1968 Chapter 11: The Guarantee of Super Bowl
III Chapter 12: Ping-Pong Diplomacy Chapter 13: Fight for Fairness: Title
IX Chapter 14: Superhorse Chapter 15: The Battle of the Sexes Chapter 16:
715 Chapter 17: Death of the Reserve Clause Chapter 18: Magic vs. Bird Puts
the Madness in March Chapter 19: "Do You Believe in Miracles?" Chapter 20:
The Rise and Fall of Tiger Woods Notes Bibliography Index About the Author