Powerful Moments in Sports (eBook)

The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History
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2017
304 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6496-0 (ISBN)

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Powerful Moments in Sports -  Martin Gitlin
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This book looks at the most important sporting events in American history, those that transcended the athletic performance itself and made an impact on culture and society. It includes achievements so legendary that they altered the course of their sport or even the nation. Powerful Moments in Sports includes such iconic events as Jackie Robinson signing with the Dodgers, Jesse Owens winning four gold medals in Nazi Germany, Billie Jean King defeating Bobby Riggs in the “Battle of the Sexes,” and more.
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 sportswhether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroomtranscend 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 Channeland shattering the times of five men who had accomplished the feat before herand 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 Americaand the worldover 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).

IntroductionChapter 1: White Sox Give Baseball a Black EyeChapter 2: Curse of the BambinoChapter 3: Gertrude Ederle Owns the ChannelChapter 4: Jesse Destroys Field, Nazi Racial TheoriesChapter 5: Louis vs. Schmeling: Foes and FriendsChapter 6: Jackie Robinson Breaks ThroughChapter 7: The Shot Heard ’Round the WorldChapter 8: Here Comes the NFL: The 1958 ChampionshipChapter 9: Muhammad Ali Flattens Shady SonnyChapter 10: The Silent, Poignant Protest of 1968Chapter 11: The Guarantee of Super Bowl IIIChapter 12: Ping-Pong DiplomacyChapter 13: Fight for Fairness: Title IXChapter 14: SuperhorseChapter 15: The Battle of the SexesChapter 16: 715Chapter 17: Death of the Reserve ClauseChapter 18: Magic vs. Bird Puts the Madness in MarchChapter 19: “Do You Believe in Miracles?”Chapter 20: The Rise and Fall of Tiger WoodsNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag 6.4.2017
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Freizeit / Hobby Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Mikrosoziologie
Weitere Fachgebiete Sportwissenschaft
Schlagworte 1936 olympics • 1980 Olympics • American • American Sports • american sports history • atheletes • atheltes • Baseball • baseball integration • Basketball • Billie Jean King • Bobby Riggs • cultural impact of sports • equality in sports • Football • Gertrude Ederle • Golf • History • Hockey • Inspirational • Jackie Robinson • Jackie Robinsons • Jesse Owens • Jesse Ownes • Major League Baseball • MLB • powerful sporting events • powerful sporting moments • significant american athletes • significant sporting events • significant sporting moments • societal impact of sports • Sporting Events • Sports • sports and politcs • sports and politics • sports and popular culture • sports and society • sports equality • Sports History • swimming • Tennis • Title IX
ISBN-10 1-4422-6496-9 / 1442264969
ISBN-13 978-1-4422-6496-0 / 9781442264960
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