Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century

by Adrian Matejka and Youssef Daoudi

Book Overview

On the morning of July 4, 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown. Jack Johnson, the world's first Black heavyweight champion--and most infamous athlete in the world because of his race--was paired against Jim Jeffries, a former heavyweight champion then heralded as the "great white hope." It was the height of the Jim Crow era, and spectators were eager for Jeffries to restore the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631495585
• ISBN13: 9781631495588
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.2" x 9.6"