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War in the Ring: Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight Between America and Hitler
Contributor(s): Florio, John (Author), Shapiro, Ouisie (Author)
ISBN: 1250155746     ISBN-13: 9781250155740
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
OUR PRICE:   $17.99  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - Olympics
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: 796.830
LCCN: 2018956075
Lexile Measure: 1050
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 208 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 1930's
- Topical - Black History
- Cultural Region - Germany
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 503339
Reading Level: 7.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:

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.

Contributor Bio(s): Florio, John: - John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro are the authors of One Nation Under Baseball, and One Punch from the Promised Land. Together, they've written about sports for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, VICE Sports, and Sports Illustrated. They are married and live in Brooklyn. War in the Ring is their first book for young readers.Shapiro, Ouisie: - Ouisie Shapiro and John Florio are the authors of One Nation Under Baseball, and One Punch from the Promised Land. Together, they've written about sports for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, VICE Sports, and Sports Illustrated. They are married and live in Brooklyn. War in the Ring is their first book for young readers.