01567cam a2200325 a 4500 joegansbiography00ayco CaSfIA 20250726234913.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 080904s2008 ncuag ob 001 0 eng 2008038572 0786439947 (softcover : alk. paper) 9780786439942 (softcover : alk. paper) (OCoLC)1035935092 DLC DLC YDXCP BTCTA BAKER C#P BWX IXA DLC CaSfIA lcac n-us--- GV1132.G33 A93 2008 796.83092 B 22 Aycock, Colleen. Joe Gans : a biography of the first African American world boxing champion / Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2008. 1 online resource (viii, 286 pages : illustrations, music) Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-280) and index. "Joe Gans captured the world lightweight title in 1902, becoming the first black American world title holder in any sport. This biography features original ringside telegraph reports of his most famous and controversial fights, a complete fight history, photographs, early newspaper cartoons depicting boxers, and tributes to the man considered to be among the finest boxers in history"--Provided by publisher. Gans, Joe. Boxers (Sports) United States Biography. African American boxers Biography. Scott, Mark. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008038572.html https://archive.org/details/joegansbiography00ayco Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL22528154M Additional information and access via Open Library joegansbiography00ayco ark:/13960/t1tf3f377