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Cassius X

- A Legend in the Making
Af: Stuart Cosgrove Engelsk Paperback

Cassius X

- A Legend in the Making
Af: Stuart Cosgrove Engelsk Paperback
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Now a Major Feature Length Documentary: ''Cassius X: Becoming Ali’ (Cinema release Spring 2023) Miami, 1963. A young boy from Louisville, Kentucky, is on the path to becoming the greatest sportsman of all time. Cassius Clay is training in the 5th Street Gym for his heavyweight title clash against the formidable Sonny Liston. He is beginning to embrace the ideas and attitudes of Black Power, and firebrand preacher Malcolm X will soon become his spiritual adviser. Thus Cassius Clay will become ‘Cassius X’ as he awaits his induction into the Nation of Islam.Cassius also befriends the legendary soul singer Sam Cooke, falls in love with soul singer Dee Dee Sharp and becomes a remarkable witness to the first days of soul music. As with his award-winning soul trilogy, Stuart Cosgrove’s intensive research and sweeping storytelling shines a new light on how black music lit up the sixties against a backdrop of social and political turmoil – and how Cassius Clay made his remarkable transformation into Muhammad Ali.
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Now a Major Feature Length Documentary: ''Cassius X: Becoming Ali’ (Cinema release Spring 2023) Miami, 1963. A young boy from Louisville, Kentucky, is on the path to becoming the greatest sportsman of all time. Cassius Clay is training in the 5th Street Gym for his heavyweight title clash against the formidable Sonny Liston. He is beginning to embrace the ideas and attitudes of Black Power, and firebrand preacher Malcolm X will soon become his spiritual adviser. Thus Cassius Clay will become ‘Cassius X’ as he awaits his induction into the Nation of Islam.Cassius also befriends the legendary soul singer Sam Cooke, falls in love with soul singer Dee Dee Sharp and becomes a remarkable witness to the first days of soul music. As with his award-winning soul trilogy, Stuart Cosgrove’s intensive research and sweeping storytelling shines a new light on how black music lit up the sixties against a backdrop of social and political turmoil – and how Cassius Clay made his remarkable transformation into Muhammad Ali.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781846975790
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1846975794
Kategori: 1960 til 1969
Udg. Dato: 1 sep 2022
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 196mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Birlinn General
Oplagsdato: 1 sep 2022
Forfatter(e): Stuart Cosgrove
Forfatter(e) Stuart Cosgrove


Kategori 1960 til 1969


ISBN-13 9781846975790


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 288


Udgave


Længde 23mm


Bredde 196mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 1 sep 2022


Oplagsdato 1 sep 2022


Forlag Birlinn General

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