Rome 1960: The Summer Olympics That Stirred the World

Best-selling author David Maraniss weaves sports, politics, and history into a groundbreaking tour de force. The athletes competing in the 1960 Rome Olympics included some of the most honored in Olympic history: decathlete Rafer Johnson, sprinter Wilma Rudolph, Ethiopian marathoner Abebe Bikila, and Louisville boxer Cassius Clay, who at 18 seized the world stage for the first time, four years before he became Muhammad Ali. Along with these unforgettable characters and dramatic contests, there wa...See More