Margolick, David.

Beyond glory : Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling and a world on the brink / Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling David Margolick. - 1st Vintage Books ed. - New York : Vintage Books, 2006, c2005. - 423 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Library Journal Starred, August 2005 Booklist starred, September 2005 Publisher's Weekly, July 2005 New York Times, October 2005 Choice, May 2006 Kirkus Review, July 2005

Examines the careers of both Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, their historic matches in 1936 and 1938 in the midst of Nazism, and the cultural and social divisions the two men came to represent.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

0375726195


Louis, Joe, 1914-1981.
Schmeling, Max, 1905-2005.


Boxing--Social aspects--History.
Nationalism and sports--History.
Sports rivalries--History.

GV1136.8 / .M37 2006

796.83/09043