Customer Reviews:
 the joe louis story October 12, 2003
well written bio of the great boxer--possibly the greatest heavyweight of all time---some of the photos included should have been edited better
an easy to read format and this soft cover version is very portable
 A must-read if you're interested in boxing, race, or history January 29, 2000
This book was excerpted as a cover story in Sports Illustrated in 1986. I bought it then, loved it, and loaned my copy to somebody who never returned it. I recently bought this paperback edition and reread it. The book is every bit as terrific as I remembered. Chris Mead has done an astonishing job of reconstructing history and of reminding Americans just how different the world was in the 1930s and 1940s. This is a work of discernment and sensitivity -- but it's also an exciting page turner, even if you know how the story comes out. Buy it, read it, loan it to your friends -- but be sure they give it back!
Excellence at its best October 18, 1999
Boxing fans everywhere must take a glimps at this book. You won't believe the struggle Joe endured to get where he wanted to be. An unbelievable book! You won't be sorry!
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