Powerful moments in sports : the most significant sporting events in American history /
Some moments in sports-- whether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroom-- transcend the event itself. Gitlin looks at particular events that revolutionized a sport, how a contest of speed inspired a nation, or even how a humble victory affected the world. The twenty events...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Gitlin, Marty, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Powerful moments in sports : |b the most significant sporting events in American history / |c Martin Gitlin. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Lanham, Maryland : |b Rowman & Littlefield, |c [2017] | |
| 300 | |a ix, 293 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-285) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a White Sox give baseball a black eye -- Curse of the Bambino -- Gertrude Ederle owns the Channel -- Jesse destroys field, Nazi racial theories -- Louis vs. Schmeling: foes and friends -- Jackie Robinson breaks through -- The shot heard 'round the world -- Here comes the NFL: the 1958 Championship -- Muhammad Ali flattens Shady Sonny -- The silent, poignant protest of 1968 -- The guarantee of Super Bowl III -- Ping-pong diplomacy -- Fight for fairness: Title IX -- Superhorse -- The battle of the sexes -- 715 -- Death of the Reserve Clause -- Magic vs. Bird puts the madness in March -- "Do you believe in miracles?" -- The rise and fall of Tiger Woods. | |
| 520 | |a Some moments in sports-- whether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroom-- transcend the event itself. Gitlin looks at particular events that revolutionized a sport, how a contest of speed inspired a nation, or even how a humble victory affected the world. The twenty events featured in this book had profound social, political, and cultural importance and inspired athletes and spectators alike. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Sports |z United States |x History. | |
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