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Written by Dr. John G. Van Deusen, formerly professor of American history at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and the same man who wrote one the earliest books on Africa-American studies, The Black Man in White America, this is an interesting and informative book about the ring career of Joe Louis, heavyweight champion of the world [1937-1948].In this book Dr. Van Deusen tells not only the life story of Joe Louis but, a good deal of American ring history. In twelve chapters the biographer takes us through the early life of Louis on an Alabama cotton plantation, his family's trek to Detroit, Joe's work in the Ford plant, his mother's ambition to make a violinist of him, his early experiences in the Edison Athletic Club, and Joe's debut as an amateur boxer in the spring of 1932. Joe Louis' various career fights are described in detail as well as the more personal stories that shaped this great American athlete.

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