War in the Ring: Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight between America and Hitler

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Synopsis
America’s black boxing champion. Hitler’s 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 shoulders—and 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.
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
224 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781250155757
Related ISBNs:
9781250155740
Publisher:
Roaring Brook Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Military, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
Reading Age:
10–14
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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