Muhammad Ali

Anthony O. Edmonds is Professor of History at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He is author of The War in Vietnam (Greenwood, 1998).

• Series Foreword Preface Introduction Timeline Boxing in its Historical and Cultural Context This Lip is Launched: Cassius Clay Emerges, 1942-1960 The Lip Arrives: May 1960-June 1963 The Liston Bouts and the "Total Eclipses of the Sonnys": June 1964-May 1965 The Brief Ascendancy and Long Fall: June 1965-April 1967 Exile: April 1967-September 1970 A Triumphant Return: April 1970-January 1974 From Foreman to retirment: The Last Professional Years The Real Muhammad Ali? Bibliography Index

"Edmonds paints a vivid picture of the great cultural symbol Muhammad Ali from his birth to the present, with an emphasis on his boxing career from 1954 through 1975. This volume includes his religious conversion to Islam, the Vietnam War, and Ali's efforts to promote world peace, and is written with sensitivity as well as honesty. Young people are introduced to Ali as he is today, and they will learn about his struggles, but also his determination to live a good life." - MultiCultural Review