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A Necessary Spectacle

Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, and the Tennis Match That Leveled the Game

A Necessary Spectacle( )
Author: Roberts, Selena
ISBN:978-1-4000-5147-2
Publication Date:Aug 2006
Publisher:The Crown Publishing Group
Imprint:Three Rivers Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $29.95
Book Description:

Billie Jean King didn’t want to play Bobby Riggs. He baited and begged her for months while she ignored his catcalls and challenges. But after Margaret Court’s ignominious defeat in the so-called Mother’s Day Massacre, Billie knew what she had to do despite the personal and professional risks: take on the self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig and slay the myths about women and weakness. And so it was that King’s acquiescence led to the Battle of the Sexes, one of...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Tennis
Social Science / Gender Studies
Book Weight:0.226 Kilograms



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