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Powerful Moments in Sports
The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History
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2017
Summary
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. Some have helped America live out its creed that all men are created equal. Others have pushed the nation toward gender equality. Others have changed individual sports to such a degree that they have transformed society.
Powerful Moments in Sports: The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History encompasses more than a single player, team, or game. This book looks at how a particular event revolutionized a sport, how a contest of speed inspired a nation, or even how a humble victory affected the world. Martin Gitlin considers such impactful moments as Jackie Robinson’s integration of Major League Baseball, Gertrude Ederle becoming the first female to swim the English Channel—and shattering the times of five men who had accomplished the feat before her—and the underdog US hockey team defeating the Soviets at the 1980 Olympics. The twenty events featured in this book had profound social, political, and cultural importance and inspired athletes and spectators alike.
Spanning multiple decades, Powerful Moments in Sports reveals the tremendous impact athletes have had on America—and the world—over the years. Covering football, baseball, hockey, basketball, track and field, boxing, and more, this book will fascinate and enlighten sports fans, historians, and those interested in the impact of athletic endeavors on culture and society.
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Edition
1/2017
Copyright Year
2017
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-6495-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-6496-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
293
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Introduction No access
1 White Sox Give Baseball a Black Eye No access Pages 1 - 12
2 Curse of the Bambino No access Pages 13 - 22
3 Gertrude Ederle Owns the Channel No access Pages 23 - 32
4 Jesse Destroys Field, Nazi Racial Theories No access Pages 33 - 46
5 Louis vs. Schmeling: Foes and Friends No access Pages 47 - 58
6 Jackie Robinson Breaks Through No access Pages 59 - 72
7 The Shot Heard ’Round the World No access Pages 73 - 82
8 Here Comes the NFL: The 1958 Championship No access Pages 83 - 92
9 Muhammad Ali Flattens Shady Sonny No access Pages 93 - 108
10 The Silent, Poignant Protest of 1968 No access Pages 109 - 120
11 The Guarantee of Super Bowl III No access Pages 121 - 132
12 Ping-Pong Diplomacy No access Pages 133 - 144
13 Fight for Fairness: Title IX No access Pages 145 - 156
14 Superhorse No access Pages 157 - 168
15 The Battle of the Sexes No access Pages 169 - 184
16 715 No access Pages 185 - 200
17 Death of the Reserve Clause No access Pages 201 - 212
18 Magic vs. Bird Puts the Madness in March No access Pages 213 - 226
19 “Do You Believe in Miracles?” No access Pages 227 - 238
20 The Rise and Fall of Tiger Woods No access Pages 239 - 250
