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

    By Richard O. Davies

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    Rivals! The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century presents the most memorable rivalries in over a hundred years of American sports history.
    • Examines ten of the greatest American sports rivalries of the past century, relating them to their broader historical context
    • Includes the rivalries between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, Duke and North Carolina, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, and more
    • Draws upon the most recent works of sport historians, as well as hundreds of books, articles, and newspaper accounts
    • Reveals a deep understanding of American sports history and American popular culture
    • Features 30 images that bring the rivalries vividly to life
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateJan 28, 2010
    ISBN9781444320817
    Rivals!: The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century

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