The Great White Hopes
Auteur : Graeme Kent
Date de publication : 2005-03-17
Éditeur : The History Press
Nombre de pages : 256
Résumé du livre
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.