Joe Louis: Hard Times Man

by Randy W. Roberts

Book Overview

The definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest sports figures

Joe Louis defended his heavyweight boxing title an astonishing twenty-five times and reigned as world champion for more than eleven years. He got more column inches of newspaper coverage in the 1930s than FDR did. His racially and politically charged defeat of Max Schmeling in 1938 made Louis a national hero. But as important as his record is what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300177631
• ISBN13: 9780300177633
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"