Powerful Moments in Sports

The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History

Martin Gitlin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2017
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6495-3 (ISBN)

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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.

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).

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

Erscheinungsdatum	23.04.2017
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 238 mm
Gewicht	585 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4422-6495-0 / 1442264950
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-6495-3 / 9781442264953
Zustand	Neuware