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The Great White Hopes: The Quest to Defeat Jack Johnson First Edition
Author(s): Graeme Kent (Author), Harry Carpenter (Foreword)
- Publisher: The History Press
- Publication Date: 17 Mar. 2005
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 0750938927
- ISBN-13: 9780750938921
Book Description
In Sydney, Australia, in 1908 the talented black fighter Jack Johnson won the heavyweight championship of the world from the Canadian Tommy Burns. There was an immediate storm of protest. It was predicted that his reign would lead to civic unrest and race riots. This is the story of sport, racism, corruption and larger-than-life characters.
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About the Author
Graeme Kent was the head of educational broadcasting and textbook production in the Solomon Islands,a headteacher for 18 years, a scriptwriter and producer for the schools broadcasting department at the BBC. He has written more than 40 non-fiction and fiction books. He has spent years collecting material on the White Hopes from contemporary newspaper accounts and court records.
