Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1 Fight Fiercely: Harvard and Yale Create the First Great Football Rivalry.
2 "We Hate Each Other's Guts": The Dodgers and the Giants.
3 Battle Along Tobacco Road: Duke and North Carolina Basketball.
4 Mayhem on the Midway: The Bears and the Packers.
5 Shootin' Irons: The Jack Nicklaus-Arnold Palmer Golf Rivalry.
6 Cross-Country Conflict: The Celtics and the Lakers.
7 The Bull and the Butterfly: The Never-Ending Rivalry Between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.
8 Friendly Foes: Chrissie and Martina.
9 "Dearest Enemies": Michigan-Ohio State Football.
10 East Coast Baseball Rivalry: The Red Sox and the Yankees.
Further Reading.
Index.
Richard O. Davies is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he teaches courses in 20th-century American History, American Ideas and Values, and the History of American Sports. His books include Main Street Blues: The Decline of Small-Town America (1998), America’s Obsession: Sports and Society Since 1945 (1994), Betting the Line: Sports Wagering in American Life (2001), and Sports in American Life: A History (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
"Rivals! is a thorough and immensely entertaining read. Davies
writes in clear language without sacrificing the subtleties and
complexities of the topics he engages. Indeed, Davies' study showed
me how much I still have to learn about rivalries that, before
encountering his work, I thought I understood quite well.
Furthermore, and perhaps most important, Rivals! provides a
foundation on which other studies of the sports rivalry can build."
(Journal of Sports History, 1 April 2011)
"This is the perfect book for any sports fan. If you’re not a huge
sports fan, it would make a great Father’s Day gift, or a great
gift for your teenager who wants to learn more about the history of
teams." (KatieTalksAbout.com, May 2010)
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