KICKS, THE GREAT AMERICAN STORY OF SNEAKERS

When the athletic shoe graduated from the beaches and croquet courts of the wealthy elite to streetwear ubiquity, its journey throug h the heart of American life was just getting started. In this rollicking narrative, Nicholas K. Smith carries us through the long t wentieth century as sneakers became the totem of subcultures from California skateboarders to New York rappers, the cause of gang vi olence and riots, the heart of a global economic controversy, the lynchpin in a quest to turn big sports into big business, and the muse of h...[Read more]