Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles: The Most Iconic Moments in American Sports - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 025208313X ISBN 13 : 9780252083136

Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2017

Synopsis

What were the iconic sports moments of the last century? In Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles, a team of sports aficionados climb onto their bar stools to address that never-solved but essential question. Triumphs and turning points, rivalries and record-setters "each chapter tracks down the real story behind the epic moments and legendary careers sports fans love to debate. Topics include Abner Doubleday and the origins of baseball; the era-defining 1979 duel between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson; how Denver and Cleveland relive The Drive; the myths surrounding the Ali-Foreman Rumble in the Jungle; Billie Jean King's schooling of Bobby Riggs; the Miracle on Ice; and ESPN's conquest of the sports world. Filled with eye-opening lore and analysis, Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles is an entertaining look at what we think we know about sports.

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À propos de l?auteur

Steven P. Gietschier is an associate professor of history at Lindenwood University. Previously, he was Senior Managing Editor for Research at The Sporting News .

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Illinois Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 025208313X
• ISBN 13: 9780252083136
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Éditeur: Gietschier Steven
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