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

By: John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro

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Synopsis: War in the Ring presents a riveting nonfiction book for kids about a boxing match that represented the growing tensions between the United States and Nazi Germany in the lead up to World War II.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 path out and a ladder up. Little did they know that they would one day face each other in a pair of matches that would capture the world's attention.Joe grew into a symbol of inspiration to a nation of Black Americans hoping to carve a slice of the 'American Dream' in a racially fractured country. Max, on the other hand, became a Nazi symbol for the superiority of the Aryan race. The battles waged between Joe and Max still resonate, and the cultural implications of the international sensation continue to reverberate far past the ring.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 224 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781250155757
Related ISBNs:: 9781250155740
Publisher:: Roaring Brook Press
Date of Addition:: 03/15/25
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
Grade Levels:: Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade
Reading Age:: 10–14
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.