The Great White Hopes

The Quest to Defeat Jack Johnson

Graeme Kent (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2005
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
9780750938921 (ISBN)

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In 1908 black fighter Jack Johnson won the heavyweight championship of the world. There was an immediate storm of protest: it was predicted - accurately - that his reign would lead to civic unrest and race riots. Over the next seven years, more than 30 fighters lured by the prospect of fame tried to beat Jackson. This title tells the story.

Graeme Kent was the head of educational broadcasting and textbook production in the Solomon Islands,a headteacher for 18 years, a scriptwriter and producer for the schools broadcasting department at the BBC. He has written more than 40 non-fiction and fiction books. He has spent years collecting material on the White Hopes from contemporary newspaper accounts and court records.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.3.2005
Vorwort	Harry Carpenter
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	520 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-13	9780750938921 / 9780750938921
Zustand	Neuware