Bibliograph

War in the ring, Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the fight between America and Hitler, John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro

Type

Label

War in the ring, Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the fight between America and Hitler, John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-188) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

War in the ring

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1103711309

Responsibility statement

John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro

Sub title

Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the fight between America and Hitler

Summary

"...recount[s] the politically and racially charged rivalry between African-American boxing champion Joe Louis and white German boxer Max Schmeling, which grew between their 1936 and 1938 matches. Tracing both men's careers from inception until they hung up their gloves, the authors illuminate how emblematic each was to his country while exploring the social issues of the day."--, Publisher's description

Target audience

pre adolescent

Contributor