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OverviewThis ""stunning"" (Kirkus Reviews) biography of the popular pugilist recounts his triumphant and often tragic tale against the background of America in the 1930s and '40s. Includes 14 photographs. ""A stunning piece of work that transcends the genre of sports biography."" - Kirkus Reviews ""Boxing aficionados will be fascinated . . . a valuable addition to American social history."" - Washington Post Book World ""This outstanding book not only chronicles the career of a great boxer, but charts the rise of sports as a legitimate form of American recreation and the public's changing perception of the Afro-American athlete. . . . Thorough and compelling."" - San Francisco Chronicle This critically acclaimed biography chronicles the life and times of Joe Louis, the famed African-American pugilist. Known affectionately as The Brown Bomber, Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship for a record eleven years and blazed a trail in professional sports for Jackie Robinson and other black athletes. A dynamic combination of sports and social history, this narrative traces the champion's rise from abject poverty in the segregated South to his gradual acceptance and eventual adulation by the American public of the 1930s and '40s. Dramatic accounts of his triumphs in the ring include his finest hour: the 1938 defeat of Max Schmeling, Hitler's champion, which made Louis the living symbol of American freedom and human rights. Fourteen photographs illustrate this compelling biography. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Chris MeadPublisher: Dover Publications Inc. Imprint: Dover Publications Inc. Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9780486471822ISBN 10: 0486471829 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 31 December 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"CONTENTS Acknowledgements Introduction 1. ""Let Your Right Fist Be the Reference"" 2. Beginnings 3. ""New York Ain't Ready for Him"" 4. ""Something Sly and Sinister"" 5. ""The Finger of God"" 6. ""...And New Heavyweight Champion of the Word"" 7. ""In a Footnote at Least"" 8. Bums of the Month 9. ""Some Black Mother's Son"" 10. Joe Louis: American 11. Swan Song 12. ""We Love Your Name"" Epilogue Notes Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationChris Mead, a magna cum laude graduate of Yale and Yale Law School, first became interested in Joe Louis while studying history at college. Chris Mead comes by his interest in sports naturally, for his father, William B. Mead, covered sports and several other subjects for UPI. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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