Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics

IN SOMETHING IN THE AIR, Richard Hoffer has written a gripping sports narrative that brilliantly tells the individual stories of the unforgettable athletes who gathered in Mexico City in 1968, a year of dramatic upheaval around the world.
A narrative series of portraits traces the stories of the athletes who competed in Mexico City's 1968 Olympics, evaluating such figures as George Foreman, Bob Beamon, and John Carlos while tracing how period politics and racial tensions influenced the games.

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