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In Black and White
The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Joe Louis
- Author:
- By Donald McRae
- Awards:
- William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Winner 2002
- Format:
- Paperback
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- Published: 2nd Jun 2003
- ISBN: 0743207610
- Pages: 415
From the Publisher:
The extraordinary biography of two of the world's greatest athletes, Jesse Owens and Joe Louis. Jesse Owens and Joe Louis have been hailed as American icons for the last sixty-five years, yet they were unfailingly human in everything they achieved and endured: as vulnerable as they were courageous; as troubled as they were brilliant; as restless in themselves as they are now rooted in history.
IN BLACK AND WHITE will tell, for the first time, the story of the shared political legacy, extraordinary personal links and enduring friendship between 4-times Olympic gold medallist Jesse Owens, and Heavyweight World Boxing Champion Joe Louis, black athletes born in an America demeaned by racism and poverty.
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The story of two icons of the twentieth century, who scaled heights previously forbidden to black athletes and who were exploited thereafter.
Accounts the friendship and shared circumstances of very different men in an era that is ripe for enlightenment. As much social history as sport - a very informative read.
Posted on 15th Mar 2007 at 09:07:22 GMT.
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