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Bouts of mania : Ali, Frazier, and Foreman and an America on the ropes / Richard Hoffer.

Title: Bouts of mania : Ali, Frazier, and Foreman and an America on the ropes / Richard Hoffer.
Author: Hoffer, Richard
Publication: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014]

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vi, 278 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Describes the ... era when Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and George Foreman fought each other in every possible combination, on nearly every possible continent. In their most memorable bouts from 1971 to 1975, the three men created athletic set pieces that continue to resonate: the Fight of the Century, Down Goes Frazier!, the Rumble in the Jungle, and the Thrilla in Manila. Their fights for the heavyweight belt ... made for a roiling and convulsive tournament, all the more striking against a backdrop of national dysfunction"--

Alternative Title

Ali, Frazier, and Foreman and an America on the ropes

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Genre/Form

Biographies

Bibliography (note)

Includes filmography and bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1970 -- ch. 1 Rat Bins, Unwashed Punks, and White Owl Cigars -- ch. 2 Philco Dreams, Philadelphia's Finest, and a Fiat-Footed Bull -- ch. 3 Horoscopes, the Fifth Ward, and a Little Mean Guy -- 1971 -- ch. 4 Velvet Hot Pants, Tough Going in Laos, and Closed-Circuit Doppelgangers -- ch. 5 Little Sissies, Soul Power, and Judy Garland's Shoes -- ch. 6 Red Tassels, Celebrity Scribes, and Duke Ellington -- 1972 -- ch. 7 Techniques of Ballyhoo, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and Tall Timber -- ch. 8 Nietzsche, a Black Hospital, and a Piranha Pond -- 1973 -- ch. 9 A Tunnel of Love, a Red Rubber Mouse, and a Veteran Russian -- ch. 10 D A Short Trip, a Whodoyoucallum, and Old Heroes -- ch. 11 A Rope Bed, UFOs, and The Dating Game -- 1974 -- ch. 12 Two Pasty Men, a Bad and Ugly Scene, and Ice Cream on a Stick -- ch. 13 Marlene Dietrich, a Robot, and an International Smash and Grab -- ch. 14 A Leopard-Skin Hat, a Monster, and Mr. Tooth Decay -- ch. 15 Nuclearology, a Picnic Basket, and Judge Craven -- ch. 16 Chicken Claws, Mozambique, and a Convertible Cadillac -- 1975 -- ch. 17 Coke-Bottle Glasses, a Florida Dog Track, and a Mummy -- ch. 18 Economic Technicians, the Other Wife, and the Wildlife Fund -- ch. 19 Subdural Blossoms, Coolers of San Miguel, and Gin -- ch. 20 Nursery Rhymes, Pretty Shoes, and a Horrible Souffle -- 1996 -- ch. 21 A Steamboat, Leprosy, and a Caesars Palace Parking Lot -- 2011 -- ch. 22 A Second Banana, Betsy Ross, and a Dodge Drafter -- 2013 -- ch. 23 A Smell of Sorrow, Ham Hocks, and the Gourmet Products Show.

ISBN

9780306822223 (hbk.)
0306822229 (hbk.)
9780306822230 (ebk.) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2014005079

OCLC

859186537
SCSB-12055193

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library