JOE LOUIS, MAN AND SUPER-FIGHTER

[Louis, Joe]; Van Every, Edward

Verlag: Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1936

Beschreibung

Signed first edition of this biography of heavyweight champion boxer Joe Louis, "The Brown Bomber" who fought racism and Nazism with athletic skill. Joe Louis's mastery of the boxing ring made him a hero to African Americans, and later, a symbol of the power of Democracy over the Nazi regime. His 1938 rematch with German boxer Max Schmeling was held in Yankee Stadium, to an in-person audience of over 70,000 people, and tens of thousands of others breathlessly followed the fight over the radio including a young Maya Angelou. She recalled the excitement and importance of Louis's victory to Black Americans in her essay CHAMPION OF THE WORLD: "The last inch of space was filled, yet people continued to wedge themselves along the walls of the Store. Uncle Willie had turned the radio up to its last notch so that youngsters on the porch wouldn't miss a word [.] Champion of the world. A Black boy. Some Black mother's son. He was the strongest man in the world." JOE LOUIS, MAN AND SUPER-FIGHTER covers Louis's early career and successes, as well as his struggles against racism in and out of the ring. A beautiful copy, rare signed by Louis. 7.5'' x 4.75''. Original brown cloth binding with yellow lettering to spine and front board. Lacking scarce original dust jacket. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece. [8], 184 pages. Front fly-leaf inscribed by Louis with "Best Wishes," dated June 9, 1936. Binding with a bit of bumping to corners and spine ends. Some foxing to frontispiece and the two leaves on either side. A notably sharp copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 40796

Bibliografische Details

Titel: JOE LOUIS, MAN AND SUPER-FIGHTER

Verlag: Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1936

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near fine.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: 1. Auflage