Powerful Moments in Sports - The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History

Informationen zum Autor Martin Gitlin is a freelance writer and the author of more than 100 books on popular culture and sports. He has won many awards for his writing, including first place for General Excellence in Journalism from the Associated Press. Two of his most recent books are The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time (2013) and The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time (2014). Klappentext Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics. Billie Jean King takes on Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes. Title IX is passed. Some moments in sports--whether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroom--transcend the event itself. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter 1: White Sox Give Baseball a Black EyeChapter 2: Curse of the BambinoChapter 3: Gertrude Ederle Owns the ChannelChapter 4: Jesse Destroys Field, Nazi Racial TheoriesChapter 5: Louis vs. Schmeling: Foes and FriendsChapter 6: Jackie Robinson Breaks ThroughChapter 7: The Shot Heard 'Round the WorldChapter 8: Here Comes the NFL: The 1958 ChampionshipChapter 9: Muhammad Ali Flattens Shady SonnyChapter 10: The Silent, Poignant Protest of 1968Chapter 11: The Guarantee of Super Bowl IIIChapter 12: Ping-Pong DiplomacyChapter 13: Fight for Fairness: Title IXChapter 14: SuperhorseChapter 15: The Battle of the SexesChapter 16: 715Chapter 17: Death of the Reserve ClauseChapter 18: Magic vs. Bird Puts the Madness in MarchChapter 19: "Do You Believe in Miracles?"Chapter 20: The Rise and Fall of Tiger WoodsNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Gitlin, Martin Gitlin, Marty Gitlin, Gitlin Martin
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.04.2017
• EAN: 9781442264953
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-6495-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / United States / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, Sociology: sport & leisure, history of sport, Sociology: sport and leisure, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects