My Life and Battles - Couverture souple

Johnson, Jack

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1597972673 ISBN 13 : 9781597972673

Editeur : Potomac Books Inc, 2009

Synopsis

My Life and Battles Jack Johnson (1878 - 1946) was the first black American heavyweight boxing champion of the world and became an iconic figure in the history and race and sport in America. This book describes Johnson's colorful life both inside and outside the ring up to and including his famous defeat of Jim Jeffries in Reno, Nevada on July 4th, 1910. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Jack Johnson (1878 - 1946) was the first black American heavyweight boxing champion of the world and became an iconic figure in the history and race and sport in America. "My Life and Battles" is the translation of Johnson's memoir that was only ever published in French, and which has never before been translated into English, and is virtually an unknown work to boxing fans today. It describes Johnson's colorful life both inside and outside the ring up to and including his famous defeat of Jim Jeffries in Reno, Nevada on July 4th, 1910. He goes on to comment explicitly on race and 'the color line' in boxing and American society in ways that would not have been allowed had the publication been originally destined for the American reading public.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Potomac Books Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1597972673
• ISBN 13: 9781597972673
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 152