Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Paperback – 3 Jan 2006

Review

""Unforgivable Blackness is likely to be the definitive biography of Jack Johnson . . . A significant achievement. Geoffrey Ward provides an utterly convincing and frequently heartrending portrait of Jack Johnson." --Joyce Carol Oates, "The New York Review of Books
"A formidable accomplishment . . . Ward has successfully brought this deep and colorful personality, this insufficiently understood and altogether amazing man, back to life." --David Margolick, "The New York Times Book Review
"Brings [Johnson] to life in all his vulgar, splendid glory. Engrossing and definitive, Unforgivable Blackness is a great biography of a great and utterly fascinating subject." --Allen Barra, The Philadelphia Inquirer
"An engaging and well-researched popular biography . . . Throughout the book, Johnson's energy never flags, and neither does our interest. [Ward] has drawn a portrait of a fascinating figure, whose oversized personality fills every page." --Bruce Schoenfeld, Washington Post Book World

"This remarkable book is at one and the same time a rousing story, a terrific biography, and first-rate history. With immense skill, Geoffrey Ward has not only brought Jack Johnson back to life but has provided a telling window onto what it was like to be a great black athlete in early-twentieth-century America." --Doris Kearns Goodwin
"Geoffrey Ward's "Unforgivable Blackness is a stunning exploration in the unbelievable bigotry of whites in early-twentieth-century America." --David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the two-volume biography of W. E. B. Du Bois

"From the Hardcover edition.

""Unforgivable Blackness" is likely to be the definitive biography of Jack Johnson . . . A significant achievement. Geoffrey Ward provides an utterly convincing and frequently heartrending portrait of Jack Johnson." --Joyce Carol Oates, "The New York Review of Books"
"A formidable accomplishment . . . Ward has successfully brought this deep and colorful personality, this insufficiently understood and altogether amazing man, back to life." --David Margolick, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Brings [Johnson] to life in all his vulgar, splendid glory. Engrossing and definitive, Unforgivable Blackness is a great biography of a great and utterly fascinating subject." --Allen Barra, The Philadelphia Inquirer
"An engaging and well-researched popular biography . . . Throughout the book, Johnson's energy never flags, and neither does our interest. [Ward] has drawn a portrait of a fascinating figure, whose oversized personality fills every page." --Bruce Schoenfeld, Washington Post Book World

This remarkable book is at one and the same time a rousing story, a terrific biography, and first-rate history. With immense skill, Geoffrey Ward has not only brought Jack Johnson back to life but has provided a telling window onto what it was like to be a great black athlete in early-twentieth-century America. Doris Kearns Goodwin
Geoffrey Ward s "Unforgivable Blackness" is a stunning exploration in the unbelievable bigotry of whitesin early-twentieth-century America. David Levering Lewis, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the two-volume biography of W. E. B. Du Bois

"From the Hardcover edition.""

Book Description

First UK publication of the acclaimed biography of the first black heavyweight world champion - and one of the most controversial black figures of the 20th century. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.