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Book Synopsis Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn by : Ed Gruver
Download or read book Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn written by Ed Gruver and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports fans had much to occupy themselves with during the memorable summer of ’41, including New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio's record-setting consecutive games hit streak and Boston Red Sox star Ted Williams' dogged pursuit of batting .400. No sports story, however, loomed larger that summer than Joe Louis versus Billy Conn, the hard-hitting heavyweight champion, Detroit’s "Brown Bomber," battling the stylish and cocky "Pittsburgh Kid.” Considered one of the greatest matches in boxing history, the fight saw the underdog Conn well ahead on points until Louis knocked him out in the 13th round. Ed Gruver captures the high drama of that sultry night at the Polo Grounds, the brash confidence of the challenger from Pittsburgh, and the quiet dignity of the Black champion Louis, who personified “the memory of every injustice practiced upon his people and the memory of every triumph.”
Download or read book Sweet William written by Andrew O'Toole and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2024-03-18 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Irish working-class hero of Pittsburgh, Billy Conn captured hearts through his ebullient personality, stellar boxing record, and good looks. A light heavyweight boxing champion best remembered for his sensational near-defeat of heavyweight champion Joe Louis in 1941, Conn is still regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time. Andrew O'Toole chronicles the boxing, Hollywood, and army careers of "the Pittsburgh Kid" by drawing from newspaper accounts, Billy's personal scrapbooks, and fascinating interviews with family. Presenting an intimate look at the champion's relationships with his girlfriend, manager, and rivals, O'Toole compellingly captures the personal life of a public icon and the pageantry of sports during the 1930s and '40s.
Book Synopsis Billy Conn - The Pittsburgh Kid by : Paul F. Kennedy
Download or read book Billy Conn - The Pittsburgh Kid written by Paul F. Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mad Ink, Angry Paper is a book of light verse filled with humor and drama. It contains poetry for children and adults alike. The title comes from the first two poems which won third place in 2004 York County Arts Council contest. There are several poems that tell stories such as Ollie Otter which actually held the attention of a kindergarten class for the entire reading. Here you will find the Growdyville children who are different from us. You will learn about gnus and leopards and ants and elephants. For the gruffest of the adult crowd, I dare you to read The Old Man on the Pier without shedding at least one tear. There are poems about life and living and death and dying, the Grim Reaper, Dragons, Stair Monsters, Ghosts and Omens. For the most tender of females, there are poems about Unfulfilled Desires, Joy of Sleep, Innocence and even one about Harry Connick. If you have ever read a poem and liked it, there is something here that is sure to bring a tear to your eye, a warm glow to your heart or a smile to your face.
Download or read book Joe Louis written by Rugio Vitale and published by Holloway House Publishing. This book was released on 1990-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the beloved heavyweight champion.
Download or read book Ring of Hate written by Patrick Myler and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Recreating the drama of their momentous bout, the author traces the lives of both fighters before and after the fight, including Schmeling's efforts in Nazi Germany to protect Jewish friends and the boxers' surprising friendship in the post-war years. In Ring of Hate he offers the saga of two decent human beings drawn together by their chosen profession and divided by the cruel demands of competing nations."--Jacket.
Download or read book Joe Louis written by Joe Louis Barrow and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1988 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the background and the actions of Joe Louis's most famous bouts.
Download or read book Joe Louis written by Chris Mead and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known affectionately as "The Brown Bomber," Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship for a record 11 years. Acclaimed as "stunning" by Kirkus Reviews, this is perhaps the best biography of the popular pugilist, recounting his triumphs and tragedies against the background of America in the 1930s and '40s. Includes 14 photographs.
Book Synopsis Champion--Joe Louis, Black Hero in White America by : Chris Mead
Download or read book Champion--Joe Louis, Black Hero in White America written by Chris Mead and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1986 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Joe Louis Tells His Story by : Joe Louis
Download or read book Joe Louis Tells His Story written by Joe Louis and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sweet William written by Andrew O'Toole and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Irish working-class hero of Pittsburgh, Billy Conn captured the hearts of his contemporaries through his ebullient personality, stellar boxing record, and good looks. A light-heavyweight boxing champion, Conn had defeated nine current or former champions in three weight divisions by the time he was twenty one. Best remembered for his sensational near-defeat of heavyweight champion Joe Louis in 1941, Conn is still regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1965, Billy Conn was one of the most popular athletes of his era. The Pittsburgh Kid captured the public s imagination with his boxing, Hollywood, and army careers, which Andrew O Toole chronicles by drawing from fascinating interviews with Conn s family, newspaper accounts, and Billy s personal scrapbooks. Presenting an intimate look inside the champion s relationship with his girlfriend, manager, and rivals, O Toole captures the personal life of a public icon and the pageantry of sports during the 1930s and 40s. "
Book Synopsis My Life Story, by Joe Louis by : Joe Louis
Download or read book My Life Story, by Joe Louis written by Joe Louis and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joe Louis, My Life written by Joe Louis and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. This book was released on 1978 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The memoirs of the boxer known as the Brown Bomber, who became heavyweight champion of the world in 1937.
Download or read book Joe Louis written by Robert E. Jakoubek and published by Facts On File. This book was released on 1990 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Joe Louis describing his youth in a Detroit ghetto, his rise to heavyweight champion and major sports hero, and his role in destroying the myth of racial inferiority.
Download or read book Joe Louis written by Richard Bak and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1998-08-22 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Joe Louis (1914–1981) knocked out the German boxer Max Schmeling in 1938 in two minutes and four seconds, the entire nation—black and white—celebrated the "fight of the century" as a victory of the United States against the ominous tide of Nazism. Never had an African-American received such universal praise across racial lines. Heavyweight champion for a record twelve years from 1937 to 1949, Louis opened the doors for such future black athletes as Jackie Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Muhammad Ali.Joe Louis depicts the prizefighter's life, and the times in which he lived, from his childhood in a sharecropper's cabin in Alabama and his formative years in Detroit, to his legendary career, his service in the Army, his stint as a professional wrestler after retiring from boxing in 1951, and his professional demise as an official greeter for a Las Vegas casino. Along the way, Richard Bak compassionately, yet evenhandedly, details Louis's private vices: incessant womanizing, reckless spending habits, massive debts to the IRS, and drug abuse. Filled with over one hundred photographs, including twenty-two in color, Joe Louis is the most comprehensive portrait yet written of one of the greatest African-American heroes who used his fists figuratively—and literally—to fight racism.
Download or read book Joe Louis written by Thomas Myler and published by Pitch Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Louis was one of boxing's all-time greats. Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for 11 years and nine months, the 'Brown Bomber' put his title on the line no less than 25 times. His classic fights with Max Baer, Max Schmeling, James J. Braddock, Billy Conn and many others are part of boxing lore. Often coming from behind to retain his prized title, his fights ended in a blaze of glory. In his prime, Louis was beaten only once, his other two losses coming at the end of his career. Louis also helped to smash the despicable colour bar which denied so many great heavyweights a title tilt. In 1937 he became the first black boxer to win the championship since Jack Johnson's reign ended 22 years earlier. Louis was a more popular champion than the arrogant Johnson, though outside the ring he had a string of lady friends, including many celebrities, all through his three marriages. A big spender and a notably poor entrepreneur, he was forever plagued by income tax demands. But when that first round bell rang, Louis was the business.
Book Synopsis Beyond the Glory by : Angela D. Martin
Download or read book Beyond the Glory written by Angela D. Martin and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Glory is a compelling sequel to the book To Thine be The Glory. It reveals in more detail social issues previously touched upon in the book and discuses valuable lessons to be learnt. The book frequently references scripture passages in order to illuminate, validate and provide essential tools to aid in life. It discusses hard facts regarding developing a relationship with God, attitudes towards money, divorce and breakdowns within the family units. This book is a must read for married couples, singles, families, Christians and people seeking to know their lifes purpose. You will not be able to put this book down, but constantly be using it as a reference manual.
Download or read book Joe Louis written by Neil Scott and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
