| Edition |
Dover edition. |
| Description |
259 pages ; 22 cm |
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| Note |
"This Dover edition, first published in 2018, is an unaltered and unabridged republication of the work entitled Jack Johnson: In the ring and out, first published by National Sports Publishing Company, Chicago, in 1927"--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Ed. W. Smith -- by J.B. Lewis -- Keeping pace with Jack Johnson / by Tad -- Jack Johnson could fight / by Damon Runyon -- My husband / by Mrs. Jack Johnson -- Chapter 1. I take my pen in hand -- Chapter 2. A stowaway -- Chapter 3. Breaking in -- Chapter 4. Fighting to the top -- Chapter 5. Romances and regrets -- Chapter 6. Exile -- Chapter 7. The world through prison bars -- Chapter 8. Adventures on highways and byways -- Chapter 9. Chasing the champion -- Chapter 10. The great Jeffries bows -- Chapter 11. Challengers -- Chapter 12. The frame-up for freedom -- Chapter 13. Reflections on life and on living -- Chapter 14. Looking at life at fifty. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The first African American to win the world heavyweight championship, Johnson was the preeminent American sports personality of his era. Holder of the title from 1908 to 1915, Johnson continued to box professionally until he was in his 60s. Johnson was also a cultural lightning rod whose professional success and lavish lifestyle attracted both admiration and envy. In this memoir, first published in 1927, he recounts without bitterness the prejudice, controversies, and scandals that dogged his public and private lives. |
| Subject |
Johnson, Jack, 1878-1946.
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African American boxers -- Biography.
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Boxing.
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Johnson, Jack, 1878-1946. (OCoLC)fst00111410
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African American boxers. (OCoLC)fst00799053
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Boxing. (OCoLC)fst00837290
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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| Added Author |
Krauter, Edwin William, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
My life in the ring and out |
| ISBN |
9780486456102 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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0486456102 (paperback alkaline paper) |
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