Unforgivable Blackness by Geoffrey Ward
WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD He was the first black heavyweight champion in history (1908-15) and the most celebrated - and most reviled - African American of his age.
A significant achievement.. An utterly convincing and frequently heartrending portrait -- Joyce Carol Oates * New York Review of Books *
A formidable accomplishment...Ward has successfully brought this deep and colourful personality, this insufficiently understood and altogether amazing man, back to life -- David Margolick * New York Times Book Review *
A portrait of a fascinating figure, whose oversized personality fills every page. -- Bruce Schoenfeld * Washington Post *
Ward is a distinguished and diligent historian, and he has mined original sources to tremendous effect. The detail is dazzling... It deserves an audience far beyond fans of the ring game -- Andrew Baker * Daily Telegraph *
'a delicious detail on almost every page... Research this powerful gives Unforgivable Blackness a richness that rewards contemplative reading', -- Jon Hotten * Scotland on Sunday *
A formidable accomplishment...Ward has successfully brought this deep and colourful personality, this insufficiently understood and altogether amazing man, back to life -- David Margolick * New York Times Book Review *
A portrait of a fascinating figure, whose oversized personality fills every page. -- Bruce Schoenfeld * Washington Post *
Ward is a distinguished and diligent historian, and he has mined original sources to tremendous effect. The detail is dazzling... It deserves an audience far beyond fans of the ring game -- Andrew Baker * Daily Telegraph *
'a delicious detail on almost every page... Research this powerful gives Unforgivable Blackness a richness that rewards contemplative reading', -- Jon Hotten * Scotland on Sunday *
Geoffrey C. Ward won the national Book Critics Circle Award in 1989. He is the author of Unforgiveable Blackness and, with Ken Burns, he is co-author of The Civil War and Jazz.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224092340 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224092340 |
| Title | Unforgivable Blackness |
| Author | Geoffrey Ward |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-01-08 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
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