Bustin' Balls: World Team Tennis 1974-1978, Pro Sports, Pop Culture and Progressive Politics Contributor(s): Blush, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 1627310991 ISBN-13: 9781627310994 Publisher: Feral House OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Tennis - Sports & Recreation | History - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 796.342 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 7.1" W x 10.1" (2.45 lbs) 336 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What happens when you take the staid game of tennis, add 1970s gonzo marketing, the emergence of women's sports, and some of the greatest players to ever step foot on a court--The pop culture phenomenon of Word Team Tennis. Bustin' Balls tells the strange but true story of World Team Tennis (1974-1978) that attempted to transform the prim and proper individual sport of tennis into a rowdy blue-collar league. Billie Jean King and her partners merged feminism and civil rights with queer lifestyle, pop culture and a progressive political agenda to create a dazzling platform for the finest tennis players of the day to become overnight stars. |