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Muhammad Ali A Biography
Anthony O. Edmonds
ISBN: 0-313-33092-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33092-6
176 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2005
List Price: $31.95 (UK Sterling Price: £22.95)
Discount Price: $15.98 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: Greenwood Biographies
Reviews:
  • Edmunds paints a vivid picture of the great cultural symbol Muhammad Ali from his birth to the present, with an emphasis on his boxing career from 1954 through 1975. This volume includes his religious conversion to Muslim, the Vietnam War, and Ali's efforts to promote world peace, and is written with sensitivity as well as honesty. Young people are introducted to Ali as he is today, and they will learn about his struggles, but also his determination to live a good life.
    —MultiCultural Review     Winter 2006
  • [M]uhammad Ali: A Biography remains an important overview of his life and importance, covering his life from birth through his career up to 1974. From descriptions of his various boxing matches to his long fall and exile, Muhammad Ali covers the extent of his stormy and notable life.
    —The Midwest Book Review - California Bookwatch     April 2006
Description: At the pinnacle of his boxing career during the 1960s and early 1970s, Muhammad Ali seemed to be a cultural symbol of the times. He has been viewed by some as a hero and by others as a rebel, but either way he is arguably the most famous American in the world. In this volume, Ali's life is described from his birth to the present, with an emphasis on his career through 1975. The work covers such topics as his various boxing matches including The Thrilla in Manilla, his religious conversion to the Nation of Islam, the Vietnam War, and his efforts to promote world peace.
 Title Features:
A timeline provides key events in Ali's life, and the work concludes with a bibliography of print and electronic sources for additional research.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
    Preface
    Introduction
    Timeline
    Boxing in its Historical and Cultural Context
    This Lip is Launched: Cassius Clay Emerges, 1942-1960
    The Lip Arrives: May 1960-June 1963
    The Liston Bouts and the "Total Eclipses of the Sonnys": June 1964-May 1965
    The Brief Ascendancy and Long Fall: June 1965-April 1967
    Exile: April 1967-September 1970
    A Triumphant Return: April 1970-January 1974
    From Foreman to retirment: The Last Professional Years
    The Real Muhammad Ali?
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: Anthony O. Edmonds is Professor of History at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He is author of The War in Vietnam (Greenwood, 1998).
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