The Resource Powerful moments in sports : the most significant sporting events in American history, Martin Gitlin
Powerful moments in sports : the most significant sporting events in American history, Martin Gitlin
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- Summary
- Some moments in sports-- whether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroom-- transcend the event itself. Gitlin looks at particular events that revolutionized a sport, how a contest of speed inspired a nation, or even how a humble victory affected the world. The twenty events featured in this book had profound social, political, and cultural importance and inspired athletes and spectators alike
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 293 pages
- Contents
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- White Sox give baseball a black eye
- Curse of the Bambino
- Gertrude Ederle owns the Channel
- Jesse destroys field, Nazi racial theories
- Louis vs. Schmeling: foes and friends
- Jackie Robinson breaks through
- The shot heard 'round the world
- Here comes the NFL: the 1958 Championship
- Muhammad Ali flattens Shady Sonny
- The silent, poignant protest of 1968
- The guarantee of Super Bowl III
- Ping-pong diplomacy
- Fight for fairness: Title IX
- Superhorse
- The battle of the sexes
- 715
- Death of the Reserve Clause
- Magic vs. Bird puts the madness in March
- "Do you believe in miracles?"
- The rise and fall of Tiger Woods
- Isbn
- 9781442264953
- Label
- Powerful moments in sports : the most significant sporting events in American history
- Title
- Powerful moments in sports
- Title remainder
- the most significant sporting events in American history
- Statement of responsibility
- Martin Gitlin
- Subject
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- HISTORY / United States
- History
- trueRace relations in sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / History
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
- trueSocial history
- trueSports
- Sports -- Social aspects
- Sports -- United States -- History
- United States
- trueWomen athletes
- Women athletes -- Social conditions
- Sports
- trueFirsts (Events, inventions, etc.)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Some moments in sports-- whether they take place on a track, on a tennis court, or in a courtroom-- transcend the event itself. Gitlin looks at particular events that revolutionized a sport, how a contest of speed inspired a nation, or even how a humble victory affected the world. The twenty events featured in this book had profound social, political, and cultural importance and inspired athletes and spectators alike
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- 10563174
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Gitlin, Marty
- Dewey number
- 796.0973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV583
- LC item number
- .G565 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sports
- Sports
- HISTORY / United States
- SPORTS & RECREATION / History
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
- United States
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the most significant sporting events in American history
- Label
- Powerful moments in sports : the most significant sporting events in American history, Martin Gitlin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-285) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- White Sox give baseball a black eye -- Curse of the Bambino -- Gertrude Ederle owns the Channel -- Jesse destroys field, Nazi racial theories -- Louis vs. Schmeling: foes and friends -- Jackie Robinson breaks through -- The shot heard 'round the world -- Here comes the NFL: the 1958 Championship -- Muhammad Ali flattens Shady Sonny -- The silent, poignant protest of 1968 -- The guarantee of Super Bowl III -- Ping-pong diplomacy -- Fight for fairness: Title IX -- Superhorse -- The battle of the sexes -- 715 -- Death of the Reserve Clause -- Magic vs. Bird puts the madness in March -- "Do you believe in miracles?" -- The rise and fall of Tiger Woods
- Control code
- 1808759
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 293 pages
- Isbn
- 9781442264953
- Lccn
- 2016032523
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781442264953
- (OCoLC)957134034
- Label
- Powerful moments in sports : the most significant sporting events in American history, Martin Gitlin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-285) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- White Sox give baseball a black eye -- Curse of the Bambino -- Gertrude Ederle owns the Channel -- Jesse destroys field, Nazi racial theories -- Louis vs. Schmeling: foes and friends -- Jackie Robinson breaks through -- The shot heard 'round the world -- Here comes the NFL: the 1958 Championship -- Muhammad Ali flattens Shady Sonny -- The silent, poignant protest of 1968 -- The guarantee of Super Bowl III -- Ping-pong diplomacy -- Fight for fairness: Title IX -- Superhorse -- The battle of the sexes -- 715 -- Death of the Reserve Clause -- Magic vs. Bird puts the madness in March -- "Do you believe in miracles?" -- The rise and fall of Tiger Woods
- Control code
- 1808759
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 293 pages
- Isbn
- 9781442264953
- Lccn
- 2016032523
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781442264953
- (OCoLC)957134034
Subject
- HISTORY / United States
- History
- trueRace relations in sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / History
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
- trueSocial history
- trueSports
- Sports -- Social aspects
- Sports -- United States -- History
- United States
- trueWomen athletes
- Women athletes -- Social conditions
- Sports
- trueFirsts (Events, inventions, etc.)
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