Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics Contributor(s): Hoffer, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496211774 ISBN-13: 9781496211774 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Olympics & Paralympics - Sports & Recreation | History - History |
Dewey: 796.48 |
LCCN: 2018947139 |
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 276 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's |
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Publisher Description:
Something in the Air is Richard Hoffer's gripping sports narrative that tells the individual stories of the athletes who gathered in Mexico City in 1968, a year of dramatic upheaval around the world. Racial tensions were high on the U.S. Olympic team, where inflamed black athletes had to choose between demands for justice, on the one hand, and loyalty to country, on the other. Richard Hoffer was a senior writer at Sports Illustrated for nineteen years and is the author of A Savage Business: The Comeback and Comedown of Mike Tyson, Jackpot Nation, and Bouts of Mania: Ali, Frazier, and Foreman--and an America on the Ropes. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife. |