Kingdom on Fire
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Kingdom on Fire

Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Kingdom on Fire

Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty

About this book

In the tradition of Blood in the Garden and Three-Ring Circus comes a bold history of the iconic UCLA Bruins championship teams led by legendary coach John Wooden, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Bill Walton —set against the turmoil of American culture in the 1960s and '70s. Few basketball dynasties have reigned supreme like the UCLA Bruins did over college basketball from 1965–1975 (seven consecutive titles, three perfect records, an eighty-eight-game winning streak that remains unmatched). At the center of this legendary franchise were the now-iconic players Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton, naturally reserved personalities who became outspoken giants when it came to race and the Vietnam War. These generational talents were led by John Wooden, a conservative counterweight to his star players whose leadership skills would transcend the game after his retirement. But before the three of them became history, they would have to make it—together.Los Angeles native and longtime sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times, Scott Howard-Cooper draws on more than a hundred interviews and extensive access to many of the principal figures, including Wooden's family, to deliver a rich narrative that reveals the turmoil at the heart of this storied college basketball program.Making the eye-opening connections between UCLA and the Nixon administration, Ronald Reagan, Muhammad Ali, and others, Kingdom on Fire puts the UCLA basketball team's political involvement and influence in full relief for the first time. "Perceptive and exciting, this is a slam dunk for college hoops fans" ( Publishers Weekly ).

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Information

Publisher
Atria Books
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781668020517
Edition
0
Subtopic
North American History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Author’s Note
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: On the Eve of Destruction
  7. Chapter 2: Unveilings
  8. Chapter 3: Boy King
  9. Chapter 4: Churches and Stadiums
  10. Chapter 5: Clenched Fists
  11. Chapter 6: In Case of Attack
  12. Chapter 7: BB
  13. Chapter 8: Orange Crates in the Alley
  14. Chapter 9: A Most Unusual Young Man
  15. Chapter 10: Nixon’s Trap
  16. Chapter 11: Force du Jour
  17. Chapter 12: The Cross in the Pocket
  18. Chapter 13: The Lost Season
  19. Chapter 14: Epilogue
  20. Photographs
  21. Acknowledgments
  22. About the Author
  23. Notes
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index
  26. Copyright

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