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Informationen zum Autor Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming's Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana. Klappentext Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. (In the 1930s and 1940s, the owner of the heavyweight title was the most prominent non-team sports competitor.) In addition, Louis helped bridge the gap of understanding between whites and blacks. During World War II he not only raised money for Army and Navy relief and entertained millions of troops as a morale officer, but became a symbol of American hope and strength. This biography of Louis outlines his rise from poverty in Alabama to become the best-known African American of his time and describes how an uneducated man, simple at his core, became so articulate and ended up on the side of right in the battles he fought, with fist or voice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsIntroduction ?BR>??he Brain Trust ?BR>??labama ???etroit ???oe Who? ???aying Out the Big Plan ???ack Johnson ???oing Pro ???he Brown Bomber ???he Brown Bomber Versus the Italian Man Mountain ?10.?howdown with "Killer" Baer ?11.?n Eye for the Ladies ?12.?orking His Way to the Top ?13.?ax Schmeling ?314.?chmeling, Hitler and the Nazis ?115.?ouis-Schmeling I ?716.?oe Bounces Back ?717.?nd the New Heavyweight Champion of the World ?518.?eing the Champ ?319.?ouis?chmeling II ?020.?igger Than Ever ?021.?wo-Ton Tony and Tons of Others ?822.?he Tough Guy from Pittsburgh ?823.?ou're in the Army Now ?724.? Young Man Named Robinson ?725.?fter the War ?326.?nd Days of a Brilliant Career ?127.?eal Life Tougher Than Boxing ?9Chapter Notes ?1Bibliography ?7Index ?9
