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Author:

Florio, John, 1960- author.

Title:

War in the ring : Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the fight between America and Hitler / John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Roaring Brook Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Louis, Joe,--1914-1981--Juvenile literature.
Schmeling, Max,--1905-2005--Juvenile literature.
Boxers (Sports)--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Boxers (Sports)--Germany--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Nationalism and sports--History--Juvenile literature.
Boxing--History--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Germany--History--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Shapiro, Ouisie, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-188) and index.

Summary:

"Americas black boxing champion. Hitlers favorite athlete. And a world at war. Joe Louis was born on an Alabama cotton patch and raised in a Detroit ghetto. Max Schmeling grew up in poverty in Hamburg, Germany. For both boys, boxing was a way out and a way up. Little did they know someday they would face each other in a pair of battles that would capture the imagination of the world. In America, Joe was a symbol of hope to a nation of blacks yearning to participate in the American dream. In Germany, Max was made to symbolize the superiority of the Aryan race. The two men climbed through the ropes with the weight of their countries on their shouldersand only one would leave victorious. The battles waged between Joe and Max still resonate today. War in the Ring is the story of these two outsized heroes, their lives, their careers, and the global conflict swirling around them."-- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1250155746
9781250155740

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1103711309

LCCN:

2018956075

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)