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Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971

Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971

Montville, Leigh

Paperback

AthletesBlack American HistoryBoxing

ISBN10: 0307950328
ISBN13: 9780307950321
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
A PEN/ESPN AWARD FOR LITERARY SPORTS WRITING FINALIST

A tremendous new biography of Muhammad Ali that zeroes in on the moment Ali turned from an athlete to an activist-icon.

Muhammad Ali: heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medalist, and cultural icon. In Sting Like a Bee, bestselling author Lee Montville takes a close look at the famed boxer, whose bombastic persona was rivaled only by his athletic performance. But Ali was more than just a boxer. He renounced his slave name, joined the Nation of Islam, and refused to join the military. His story is the story of America in the late sixties, his life intersecting sports and pop culture, politics and the people. Sting Like a Bee zeroes in on five important years of his life, putting the legend in context. It's a portrait of an athlete and a portrait of America during a time of social unrest and earth-shaking change, a must-read for anyone looking to get a clear view of the man and his country.

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