Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes

by Randy W. Roberts

Book Overview

The startling true story of the most famous--and most hated--black American of his day. Papa Jack takes us into a violent and sordid world.

From Randy Roberts, Papa Jack is an astonishing tale of black defiance--and white retribution--set against the dramatic canvas of sports and spectacle in Southern Jim Crow America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029269008
• ISBN13: 9780029269008
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very interesting read

I never knew about Jack Johnson until reading this book and I am glad I did. A very interesting story about a man who was ahead of his time.

Bigger Than Life

Besides being the biography of a great heavyweight, this book is a history of race relations at the turn of the 20th C., with plenty of insight. Jack crossed all the lines, pissing off the whites as well as the blacks. He was bigger than life.

Outstanding Biography

Randy Roberts absolutely nails it with this wonderful and thoughtful biography of the extraordinary Jack Johnson. A must-read for any student of U.S. history and the social impact of sport. The semi-literate, one-star review below says far more about its writer than it does about this book. Can this person even read? Ignore these idiotic blitherings.

terrific book!

This is truly a terrific book - easily the best and clearest view of who Jack Johnson really was. Exhaustively researched and beautifully written - this book is well worth your time if you're interested in learning about one of the 20th century's most controversial figures.

Fantastic

Jack Johnson was His Own Man.This Book Details His Battle Too Being A Champion in a Very Racist World.How No Matter What Problems He Faced He Still Was A WArrior & that Speaks Volumes WHen Not Only was He The Most Hated Negro in AMerica but also During JIM CROW TImes.Very Strong Book About A GREAT CHAMPION.