[PDF.87fy] Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Borzoi Books)

Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Borzoi Books)

[PDF.ys55] Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Borzoi Books)

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 | #203442 in Books |  Knopf |  2009-10-13 |  2009-10-13 | Format: Deckle Edge | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.55 x1.50 x6.60l,1.80 | File type: PDF | 480 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Commendable effort, but fell far short of a knockout|By Tyler Smith|Haygood's work is an ambitious effort to place the career of one of the greatest -- if not the greatest -- boxers ever in a social context. To that end, he interweaves the stories of three of Robinson's contemporaries, Lena Horne, Langston Hughes, and Miles Davis, into the narrative of the life of Walker Smith,| |"Haygood's book is certainly one of the best biographies of a boxer ever written . . . an important contribution to both sports literature and African American studies."|-Gerald Early, Washington Post| |". . . Thoroughly marvelous . . ."|-Tim Rutte

From the author of the critically acclaimed In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr., comes another illuminating socio-historical narrative of the twentieth century, this one spun around one of the most iconic figures of the fight game, Sugar Ray Robinson.

Continuing to set himself apart as one of our canniest cultural historians, Wil Haygood grounds the spectacular story of Robinson's rise to greatness within the context of the fighter's lif...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Borzoi Books)   |  Wil Haygood. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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