King of the world : Muhammad Ali and the rise of an American hero / David Remnick.
TITLE:
King of the world : Muhammad Ali and the rise of an American hero / David Remnick.
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Publication Date:
1998
Publication Information:
New York : Vintage Books,
Physical Description:
326 p. : ill.
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Summary:
On the night in 1964 that Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) stepped into the ring with Sonny Liston, he was widely regarded as an irritating freak who danced and talked way too much. Six rounds later Ali was not only the new world heavyweight boxing champion: He was "a new kind of black man" who would shortly transform America's racial politics, its popular culture, and its notions of heroism.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780375702297
