Item #008081 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson. Geoffrey C. Ward.

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

New York: Vintage Books, Random House, 2006. Paperback. First Vintage Books Edition, Jan. 2006. [20], 492, [2] p., [32] p. of illustrations; 20 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. The life of American boxer Jack Johnson (1878-1946), known as the "Galveston giant," the first Black world heavyweight boxing champion, reigning from 1908 to 1915. "This definitive biography portrays Jack Johnson as he really was -- a battler against the bigotry of his era and the embodiment of American individualism." -- back cover. In Very Good+ Condition: edges rubbed; slight creased at upper corner of front cover; former owner's name on first page; otherwise, clean and tight. Very Good +. Item #008081
ISBN: 9780375710049

Price: $9.95