The Rocket : a cultural history of Maurice Richard
Benoît Melançon (Author), Fred A. Reed
Biographies
304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
9781553653363, 155365336X
272544462
Portrait of the Rocket as a Hockey Star
The life and times of Maurice Richard
The player
The twelve labours of number 9
I. The Icon
When the eyes speak..
A fiery gaze
Silences
Tears
What's in a name?
Le Rocket
A common name
Selling a myth
Buying the Rocket
Living in Maurice Richard's house
The salesman
The Rocket's library
Selling himself
The Rocket's body
Strength and its weaknesses
Larger than life?
That obscure object of desire
Comparing the incomparable
Just another athlete?
Today the hockey rink, tomorrow the world
Maurice Richard as told to children
A holy trinity
Setting an example
Legacies
II. The Riot
Commemorations
March 4, 1851
Maurice Richard's writings
December 29, 1954-March 18, 1955
In song
...in print and on the air
...in story
...in pictures
Rocket politics
An "ethnic dimension"?
III. A Myth
Legend, hero, myth
Legends and heroes
Myths
Mythical time
1956-60
The 1970s
The turn of the century
Lament for the Rocket
Chronicle of a death foretold
The Maurice Richards of spring 2000
A final resting place
Against Maurice Richard
The Rocket among the English
The Rocket
A pan-Canadian icon
The two solitudes
Sound recordings
Films and television programs
Originally published in 2006 as: Les yeux de Maurice Richard : une histoire culturelle, by Les Éditions Fides, Montreal