Beyond glory : Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling and a world on the brink / David Margolick.
by Margolick, David.
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BookPublisher: New York : Vintage Books, 2006, c2005Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.Description: 423 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0375726195.Other title: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling.Subject(s): Louis, Joe, 1914-1981 | Schmeling, Max, 1905-2005 | Boxing -- Social aspects -- History | Nationalism and sports -- History | Sports rivalries -- HistoryDDC classification: 796.83/09043 Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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