New York.: Dell Publishing Company., 1970. First edition. 1st Dell printing. TM 681510.. Mass-market paperback. Good. Tight and clean inside; pen scribbles, light spine crease to covers.. 1 189 p. Mass-market (rack) paperback. Cover artwork not credited. Sports biography / African-American history: Born in Galveston, Texas, in 1878, Jack Johnson became the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World. His was a treacherous path in a society of severe racial prejudice, stereotyping, and later, accusations of kidnapping the woman who would become his wife. She was white, and their world was intolerant, unforgiving, accusing, crucifying. Author Bob Lucas recounts, in his Preface, meeting the legendary Jack Johnson in the offices of the Chicago Defender, a weekly newspaper. Lucas was a reporter. Johnson was 68 and still firm on his feet and with sharp reflexes which he demonstrated at public appearances.

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Bookseller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Alibris.Bio0070005835
Title: Black Gladiator, a Biography of Jack Johnson
Author: Lucas, Bob
Format/Binding: Mass-market paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good. Tight and clean inside; pen scribbles, light spine crease to covers.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition. 1st Dell printing. TM 681510.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company.
Place of Publication: New York.
Date Published: 1970
Keywords: Prejudice; African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World; Biography; Galveston TX; Sports legend; Interracial marriage; Late 1800s-Early 1900s; Chicago Defender newspaper; American Studies; Boxing history;
Bookseller catalogs: Sports;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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