The big smoke
(Book)
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New York : Penguin Books, 2013.
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Book
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109 pages ; 22 cm.
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The legendary Jack Johnson (1878-1946) was a true American creation. The child of emancipated slaves, he overcame the violent segregationism of Jim Crow, challenging white boxers and white America to become the first African-American heavyweight world champion. The Big Smoke, Adrian Matejka's third work of poetry, follows the fighter's journey from poverty to the most coveted title in sports through the multi-layered voices of Johnson and the white women he brazenly loved. Matejka's book is part historic reclamation and part interrogation of Johnson's complicated legacy, one that often misremembers the magnetic man behind the myth.
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811 MAT
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821 MATEJKA
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English
ISBN:
9780143123729, 0143123726
UPC:
40022471492
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-105).
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The legendary Jack Johnson (1878-1946) was a true American creation. The child of emancipated slaves, he overcame the violent segregationism of Jim Crow, challenging white boxers and white America to become the first African-American heavyweight world champion. The Big Smoke, Adrian Matejka's third work of poetry, follows the fighter's journey from poverty to the most coveted title in sports through the multi-layered voices of Johnson and the white women he brazenly loved. Matejka's book is part historic reclamation and part interrogation of Johnson's complicated legacy, one that often misremembers the magnetic man behind the myth.
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Matejka, A. (2013). The big smoke. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Matejka, Adrian, 1971-. 2013. The Big Smoke. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Matejka, Adrian, 1971-, The Big Smoke. Penguin Books, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Matejka, Adrian. The Big Smoke. Penguin Books, 2013.
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