City of champions : a history of triumph and defeat in Detroit / Stefan Szymanski and Silke-Maria Weineck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szymanski, Stefan, 1960- author.

Weineck, Silke-Maria, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Michigan--Detroit--History--20th century.

Sports.

History.

Detroit (Mich.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

Detroit (Mich.).

Manners and customs.

Michigan--Detroit.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 404 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : The New Press, 2020.

Summary:

"A history of Detroit and the central role that sports have played in the city during the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: One. 2017 Little Caesar's Arena Opens. Parking Lots Proliferate

Two. 2012 The Tigers Flounder. The City Heads to Bankruptcy

Three. 2008 The Lions Go 0-16. The Recession Hits

Four. 2004 Malice at the Palace. Detroit vs Its Image

Five. 1999 The Last Tigers Game at the Corner. The Lions Come Home

Six. 1995 The Russian Five Take Over. Detroit and the Border

Seven. 1988 Game Six of the NBA Finals. Rise of the Bad Boys

Eight. 1985 Defeat of the Motor City Cobra. The 73 Legend of the Kronk Gym

Nine. 1982 Formula One Comes to Detroit. The Big Three Falter

Ten. 1977 The Red Wings Stay, the Pistons Leave

Eleven. 1970 The Lions Almost Make It. The RenCen-Goes Up

Twelve. 1968 Can a World Series Heal a Grievously Wounded City?

Thirteen. 1963: Detroit Loses Bid for Olympic Games. Again

Fourteen. 1957 Detroit's Third NFL Title. Ford's Edsel Sputters

Fifteen. 1952 Red Wings Sweep the Stanley Cup. Bitter Defeat for the Players Union

Sixteen. 1951 Joe Louis's Last Fight. The Small Gains of the War Evaporate

Seventeen. 1949 Fred Matthaei's Doomed Quest for the Olympics

Eighteen. 1945 Tigers Triumph. Rosie the Riveter and the Women's League

Nineteen. 1943 LaMotta Takes Down Sugar Ray. Riots Tear Up the City

Twenty. 1938 Joe Louis Demolishes Hitler's Boxer. White Supremacy Thrives

Twenty-One. 1936 In the Throes of Depression, the City of Champions Earns Its Name

Twenty-Two. 1933 Hunger, Horseraces, Booze, and Blood.

Twenty-Three. 1930 The Negro League and Detroit's Polish Community.

Twenty-Four. 1927 Ty Cobb Returns. How Awful Was Ty Cobb?

Twenty-Five. 1921 The Havoc of the Automobile Age. Ford and Public Health

Twenty-Six. 1910 Ty Cobb Wins the Chalmers Batting Race

But Did He Really?

Twenty-Seven. 1901 Henry Ford: Champion Racer, Tycoon, Antisemite

Twenty-Eight. 1887 Wolverines Celebrate World Series Victory. Pingree Fools His Rich Backers.

Twenty-Nine. 1859 A New Sport Rises. Hate Erupts on the Eve of the Civil War

Thirty. 1763 Lacrosse as Resistance: British Colonizers Fall into a Trap.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781620974421

1620974428

OCLC:

1142877691