Powerful moments in sports : the most significant sporting events in American history /: the most significant sporting events in American history. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Martin Gitlin.
• Authors: Gitlin, Marty
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 796.0973; Sports -- United States -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781442264960
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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