Floyd Patterson : the fighting life of boxing's invisible champion /
Documents the inspiring story of the civil rights activist, Olympic gold medalist and history's youngest world heavyweight champion, placing his career against a backdrop of boxing's golden age while analyzing misunderstood aspects of his character.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2012.
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| Summary: | Documents the inspiring story of the civil rights activist, Olympic gold medalist and history's youngest world heavyweight champion, placing his career against a backdrop of boxing's golden age while analyzing misunderstood aspects of his character. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780151014309 (hardback) 0151014302 (hardback) |