The Great White Hopes
The Quest to Defeat Jack Johnson
Will be published approx. on 17. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7509-3892-1 (ISBN)
Description
In Sydney, Australia, in 1908 the talented black fighter Jack Johnson won the heavyweight championship of the world from the Canadian Tommy Burns. There was an immediate storm of protest. It was predicted that his reign would lead to civic unrest and race riots. This is the story of sport, racism, corruption and larger-than-life characters.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-3892-1 (9780750938921)
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03/2005
The History Press Ltd
€18.49
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Persons
Graeme Kent was the head of educational broadcasting and textbook production in the Solomon Islands,a headteacher for 18 years, a scriptwriter and producer for the schools broadcasting department at the BBC. He has written more than 40 non-fiction and fiction books. He has spent years collecting material on the White Hopes from contemporary newspaper accounts and court records.