Jonathan Eig writes narrative biography about major American figures in sport, politics and civil rights. Ali: A Life follows Muhammad Ali from Louisville through boxing fame, political controversy, religious conversion and illness, while King: A Life reconstructs Martin Luther King Jr.'s public leadership alongside family, surveillance and internal movement debates. Luckiest Man centres on baseball player Lou Gehrig, and Opening Day examines Jackie Robinson's first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Eig's prose is detailed, narrative and archive-driven, combining public events with private correspondence and interviews. His work fits biography, US history, civil-rights history and sports history. Read more Less
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