Joe Louis : the life of a heavyweight / Lew Freedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedman, Lew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Louis, Joe, 1914-1981.

Louis, Joe.

Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.

Boxers (Sports).

African American boxers.

United States.

African American boxers--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vi, 245 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

"Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. During the 1930s and 1940s, the owner of the heavyweight title belt was the most prominent sports competitor not aligned with a team sport. The biography of Louis outlines his rise from poverty to the best-known African American"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Brain Trust 5

2 Alabama 13

3 Detroit 22

4 Joe Who? 29

5 Laying Out the Big Plan 36

6 Jack Johnson 42

7 Going Pro 50

8 The Brown Bomber 57

9 The Brown Bomber Versus the Italian Man Mountain 67

10 Showdown with "Killer" Baer 78

11 An Eye for the Ladies 86

12 Working His Way to the Top 96

13 Max Schmeling 103

14 Schmeling, Hitler and the Nazis 111

15 Louis-Schmeling I 117

16 Joe Bounces Back 127

17 And the New Heavyweight Champion of the World 135

18 Being the Champ 143

19 Louis-Schmeling II 150

20 Bigger Than Ever 160

21 Two-Ton Tony and Tons of Others 168

22 The Tough Guy from Pittsburgh 178

23 You're in the Army Now 187

24 A Young Man Named Robinson 197

25 After the War 203

26 End Days of a Brilliant Career 211

27 Real Life Tougher Than Boxing 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786459070

0786459077

OCLC:

817595851