Unforgivable blackness : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson / by Geoffrey C. Ward.

Author/creator Ward, Geoffrey C.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : A.A. Knopf, 2004.
Descriptionxi, 492 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Portion of title Rise and fall of Jack Johnson
Contents Book one: The rise -- The pure-blooded American -- The good man -- The sport -- The man they all dodge -- The man with the golden smile -- The champion -- The greatest colored man that ever lived -- Book two: The fall -- The brunette in a blond town -- The black man garbed in black -- The accused -- The fugitive -- The stepper.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [453]-478) and index.
LCCN 2004048524
ISBN0375415327