Showdown: JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins
分類: 图书,进口原版,History(历史),Americas(美洲),United States,
品牌: Thomas Smith
基本信息出版社:Beacon Press (2012年9月4日)平装:288页正文语种:英语ISBN:0807000825条形码:9780807000823商品重量:367 gASIN:0807000825您想告诉我们您发现了更低的价格?
商品描述内容简介A classic NFL/civil rights story—the showdown between the Washington Redskins and the Kennedy White House
InShowdown,sports historian Thomas G. Smith captures a striking moment, one that held sweeping implications not only for one team’s racist policy but also for a sharply segregated city and for the nation as a whole. Part sports history, part civil rights story, this compelling and untold narrative serves as a powerful lens onto racism in sport, illustrating how, in microcosm, the fight to desegregate the Redskins was part of a wider struggle against racial injustice in America.媒体推荐“Full of colorful detail.”—James Sullivan,Boston Globe
“Smith skillfully follows two narratives—the founding and growth of the Redskins franchise and the move to integrate pro football—until they collide in 1961.”—The Sunday News
“A classic gridiron tale for history junkies and avid sports fans alike.”—Phillip Hoose, author ofHoosiers
“Thoroughly researched … does a fine job of filling in this bleak episode on our cultural history.”—Michael Tomasky,The New York Review of Books
“In a fascinating narrative, indefatigable team owner George Marshall is an aging football lion surprised to find himself backed into a corner by the gathering forces of a new era.”—John Eisenberg, author ofThat First Season