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The greatest fight of our generation : Louis vs. Schmeling / Lewis A. Erenberg.
LIBRA GV1136.8 .E74 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erenberg, Lewis A., 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boxing--Social aspects--History.
- Boxing.
- Nationalism and sports--History.
- Nationalism and sports.
- Louis, Joe, 1914-1981.
- Louis, Joe.
- Schmeling, Max, 1905-2005.
- Schmeling, Max.
- Sports rivalries--History.
- Sports rivalries.
- History.
- Boxing--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- Held on June 22, 1938, in Yankee Stadium, the second Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight sparked excitement around the globe. For all its length--the fight lasted but two minutes--it remains one of the most memorable events in boxing history.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-265) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195177746
- OCLC:
- 60349193
- Publisher Number:
- 9780195177749
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