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King of the world : Muhammad Ali and the rise of an American hero / David Remnick.

King of the world : Muhammad Ali and the rise of an Ame...

King of the world : Muhammad Ali and the rise of an American hero / David Remnick.

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King of the world : Muhammad Ali and the rise of an American hero / David Remnick.

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Full title

King of the world : Muhammad Ali and the rise of an American hero / David Remnick.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Random House, c1998.

Call Numbers

T0364838

Record Identifier

74VvVVKL2a2b

MMS ID

991010045399702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xvii, 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Random House, c1998.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

c1998.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Cassius Clay grew up in the Jim Crow South and came of athletic age when boxers were at the mercy of the mob. From the start, Clay rebelled against everything and everyone who would keep him and his people down. He refused the old stereotypes and refused the glad hand of the mob. And, to the confusion and fury of white sportswriters, who were far m...

Alternative Titles

Full title

King of the world : Muhammad Ali and the rise of an American hero / David Remnick.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

State Reference Library copy: transferred from 796.83092/A398.6/7.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c1998.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

T0364838

Record Identifier

74VvVVKL2a2b

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvVVKL2a2b

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ISBN

0375500650 (alk. paper)

9780375500657 (alk. paper)

DDC

796.83092

MMS ID

991010045399702626

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