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Powerful Moments in Sports - The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History (Hardcover)
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Powerful Moments in Sports - The Most Significant Sporting Events in American History (Hardcover)
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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.
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