Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966 -1971
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (815 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071Z42BVG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 226 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Highly Recommendedand compelling insight into complicated Ali story Amazon Customer An entertaining and insightful read into the most turbulent years for Ali and this country. Montville does a masterful job of telling a story and managing details of Ali's appeal to Supreme Court for CO eligibility and providing a fresh feel for him as a person. Not a puppet showman but a real h. A Gotta Read! this is the best, most informative book I've read in quite a while.. Nathan Webster said Good narrow biography/history - I knew the result but very few of these details. I knew Leigh Montviile would deliver on this Ali biography and he didn't disappoint.This is a very narrow, specific look at the five years where Ali was fighting to avoid the draft and military service. While we of course know the outcome, I had very little knowledge of how it all played out. Th
He renounced his name - Cassius Clay - as being his 'slave name' and joined the Nation of Islam, renaming himself Muhammad Ali. He was a bold young African American in an era when few people were as outspoken. And finally, in 1966, after being drafted, he refused to join the military for religious and conscientious reasons, triggering a fight that was larger than any of his bouts in the ring. It centers on the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal of service in the military - and the key moments in a life that was