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Joe Gans : A Biography of the First African American World Boxing
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- EX-LIBRARY
- Book Title
- Joe Gans : A Biography of the First African American World Boxing
- ISBN
- 9780786439942
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Joe Gans : a Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion
- Publisher
- Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Boxing, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 294 Pages
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Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. Gans was a master strategist and tactician, and one of the earliest practitioners of "scientific" boxing. As a black champion reigning during the Jim Crow era, he endured physical assaults, a stolen title, bankruptcy, and numerous attempts to destroy his reputation. Four short years after successfully defending his title in the 42-round "Greatest Fight of the Century," Joe Gans was dead of tuberculosis. This biography features original round-by-round ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, and early newspaper drawings and cartoons.
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Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786439947
ISBN-13
9780786439942
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66849830
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
294 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Joe Gans : a Biography of the First African American World Boxing Champion
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Boxing, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-038572
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"wonderful...expertly crafted...it is quite simply one of the most engrossing boxing books I have ever read...highly recommend[ed]"- BoxingTalk ; "compelling and informative...a first-rate account of the life and times of Gans...a wonderful book, which rightly gives Joe Gans the respect and admiration he so richly deserves"- Examiner.com ; "Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott, and McFarland, deserve our warm thanks in spotlighting the short, but singular, career of one of America's least well-known athletes, a lightweight boxer named Joe Gans...[who] became the first black American world-title holder in any sport."- Journal of Sport History ; "finally! Someone has written a book about boxing's first African American world champion...marvelous...well written...very enjoyable and educational...highly recommend"- International Boxing Research Organization ; "the most thorough and meticulously researched volume on this fighter to date...a must-have...interesting and informative...very detailed"- Cyber Boxing Zone ; "probably nobody knows more about Joe Gans than Aycock"- Albuquerque Journal and Mas New Mexico., "wonderful...expertly crafted...it is quite simply one of the most engrossing boxing books I have ever read...highly recommend[ed]"-- BoxingTalk "compelling and informative...a first-rate account of the life and times of Gans...a wonderful book, which rightly gives Joe Gans the respect and admiration he so richly deserves"-- Examiner.com "Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott, and McFarland, deserve our warm thanks in spotlighting the short, but singular, career of one of America's least well-known athletes, a lightweight boxer named Joe Gans...[who] became the first black American world-title holder in any sport."-- Journal of Sport History "finally! Someone has written a book about boxing's first African American world champion...marvelous...well written...very enjoyable and educational...highly recommend"-- International Boxing Research Organization "the most thorough and meticulously researched volume on this fighter to date...a must-have...interesting and informative...very detailed"-- Cyber Boxing Zone "probably nobody knows more about Joe Gans than Aycock"-- Albuquerque Journal and Mas New Mexico., "wonderful...expertly crafted...it is quite simply one of the most engrossing boxing books I have ever read...highly recommend[ed]"-- BoxingTalk ; "compelling and informative...a first-rate account of the life and times of Gans...a wonderful book, which rightly gives Joe Gans the respect and admiration he so richly deserves"-- Examiner.com ; "Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott, and McFarland, deserve our warm thanks in spotlighting the short, but singular, career of one of America's least well-known athletes, a lightweight boxer named Joe Gans...[who] became the first black American world-title holder in any sport."-- Journal of Sport History ; "finally! Someone has written a book about boxing's first African American world champion...marvelous...well written...very enjoyable and educational...highly recommend"-- International Boxing Research Organization ; "the most thorough and meticulously researched volume on this fighter to date...a must-have...interesting and informative...very detailed"-- Cyber Boxing Zone ; "probably nobody knows more about Joe Gans than Aycock"-- Albuquerque Journal and Mas New Mexico.
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
796.83092 B
Lc Classification Number
Gv1132.G33a93 2008
Table of Content
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. A Marvel of the Ring 2. Battle Royal 3. Boxing in 1900 Baltimore 4. Ghosts in the House 5. Straight Hitting 6. Saving an Eye, Losing a Title 7. Fixed Fight in Chicago 8. Long Road Back 9. Bringing Home the Bacon 10. Defending the Championship: A Gentleman and a Gladiator 11. Stolen Title 12. Boxing Moves West 13. Forays at Welterweight 14. Epic Battle in the Nevada Desert 15. The White Plague 16. A Dream Deferred, a Dream Realized 17. Good Night, Sweet Prince: Fighting in the Shadow of Death 18. The Old Master's Legacy 19. In the Words of Peers and Scholars 20. Final Rounds Epilogue: Boxing's Continued Popularity Appendix: Ring Record Chapter Notes Works Cited Index
Copyright Date
2008
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