"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.
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