The Greatest Fight of Our Generation - Erenberg, Lewis A
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Louis, meanwhile, went from being a hero of his race - "Our Joe" - to the first black champion embraced by all Americans, black and white, an important step forward in United States race relations. Erenberg also describes how, after the war, the two boxers became symbols of German-American reconciliation. With Schmeling as a Coca Cola executive, and Louis down on his luck, the former foes became friends, and when Louis died, Schmeling helped pay for his funeral. Here then, is a stirring and insightful account of one of the great moments in boxing history, a confrontation that provided global…mehr

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Louis, meanwhile, went from being a hero of his race - "Our Joe" - to the first black champion embraced by all Americans, black and white, an important step forward in United States race relations. Erenberg also describes how, after the war, the two boxers became symbols of German-American reconciliation. With Schmeling as a Coca Cola executive, and Louis down on his luck, the former foes became friends, and when Louis died, Schmeling helped pay for his funeral. Here then, is a stirring and insightful account of one of the great moments in boxing history, a confrontation that provided global theater on an epic scale.
Held on June 22, 1938, in Yankee Stadium, the second Joe Louis-Max Schmeling fight sparked excitement around the globe. For all its length--the fight lasted but two minutes--it remains one of the most memorable events in boxing history.
Autorenporträt
Lewis A. Erenberg is Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago. An authority on World War II and American culture, he has been on NPR, the Milt Rosenberg Show, and the Studs Terkel program and has been interviewed for articles in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Vanity Fair, and The Nation.