Knockout!:APhotobiographyofBoxerJoeLouis
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- 出版社 NationalGeographicSocietyChildren's
- 出版时间 2008年10月
- ISBN 9781426303289
- 定价 141.80
内容简介
Knockout!isaquintessentialAmericanstory—ahumblebuthardworkingmanovercomespovertyandprejudicetobecomeworldchampion—andaninspirationtomillionsaroundtheworld.GeorgeSullivan’sphotobiographytellsthepowerfulstoryofboxerJoeLouiswithevocativeperiodphotographyandastirringnarrative.ThisprofileofoneofAmerica’sfavoritesportsmenoffersboysaperfectchoiceforbiographyassignmentsandisastunningadditiontotheaward-winningPhotobiographiesseries.JoeLouiswasthefirstAfrican-Americantoachieveapositionofnationalprominencein20thcenturyAmerica.HissuccessandhisdignifiedpublicpersonaaschampionwereasourceofgreatpridetoAfrican-Americans,whoseheroeswererarelyaccordedrecognitionorrespect.Knockout!setsthestoryofTheBrownBomber’srisetofameagainstthebackgroundofhistime.Blackswerenotpermittedtoplaymajorleaguebaseballorfootball,andasthenationstruggledthroughthedepressioninthe1930sandWorldWarIIinthe1940s,Louisbecameasymbolofhopetoallfacinghardship.Louis’sseriesoffightsagainstMaxSchmelingofGermanybecamethedefiningactsofhiscareer.ThereluctantSchmelingwaspromotedbyHitler’sregimeasthesymbolofAryansupremacy,butLouis’sstunningvictoryin1938puncturedtheNazipropaganda.Louis’ssensationalfirst-roundTKOwinatYankeeStadiumalsoestablishedtheAlabamafighterasoneofthemostpopularfiguresforAmericansofallraces.
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