Rivals!: The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century

Rivals! The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20thCentury presents the most memorable rivalries in over a hundredyears of American sports history. Examines ten of the greatest American sports rivalries of thepast century, relating them to their broader historicalcontext Includes the rivalries between the Boston Red Sox and the NewYork Yankees, Duke and North Carolina, Joe Frazier and MuhammadAli, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Chris Evert and MartinaNavratilova, and more Draws upon the most recent works of sport historians, as wellas hundreds of books, articles, and newspaper accounts Reveals a deep understanding of American sports history andAmerican popular culture Features 30 images that bring the rivalries vividly tolife