{"product_id":"9781576878392","title":"Ali","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn June, 1963, on assignment from \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, peerless portrait photographer \u003cb\u003eSteve Schapiro \u003c\/b\u003etraveled to Louisville, Kentucky to spend some time with the young Olympic champion boxer Cassius Clay, and accompany him on a road trip to New York City. At 21, Clay was yet to adopt the mantel of \u003cb\u003eMuhammad Ali,\u003c\/b\u003e but his boastful persona, intelligence, black pride, and sharp tongue were already fully formed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of their five days together, Schapiro—a master at developing trust and capturing unguarded intimacy on film—revealed both sides of the young Ali: the one side posing and preening for the camera, ever conscious of his image; the other, unguarded and unselfconscious, in candid images of the young fighter at home with his family and immersed in his community and neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAli \u003c\/i\u003ecollects the best of Schapiro's images of the late fighter; many in print for the first time ever. They offer a glimpse of a star on the rise. It is an indelible portrait of the early life of one of the most talented, graceful, controversial, athletic, and influential American figures of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"powerHouse Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055251767536,"sku":"9781576878392","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781576878392_p0.jpg?v=1763798750","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781576878392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}