| Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes Contributor(s): Roberts, Randy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0029269008 ISBN-13: 9780029269008 Publisher: Free Press OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1985 Annotation: When Jack Johnson defeated white heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries in 1910, it was America's notions of racial superiority that staggered under his blows. Amid riots and lynchings, the search began for the Great White Hope who could put the "uppity" new champion in his place. Here is the startling true story of the most famous--and most hated--black American of his day. "Papa Jack" takes us into a violent and sordid world. It is an astonishing tale of black defiance--and white retribution--set against the dramatic canvas of sports and spectacle in Jim Crow America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & Black - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 82049017 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.26" W x 9" (0.99 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Jack Johnson defeated white heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries in 1910, it was America's notions of racial superiority that staggered under his blows. Amid riots and lynchings, the search began for the Great White Hope who could put the "uppity" new champion in his place. Here is the startling true story of the most famous--and most hated--black American of his day. "Papa Jack" takes us into a violent and sordid world. It is an astonishing tale of black defiance--and white retribution--set against the dramatic canvas of sports and spectacle in Jim Crow America. |