02129cam a2200421 i 4500 1598301987 TxAuBib 20240918120000.0 230202s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781631495588 hc $29.99 1631495585 hc $29.99 (OCoLC)1374881839 TxAuBib rda Matejka, Adrian, 1971-, author. Last on his feet [Book] : Jack Johnson and the battle of the century / art by Youssef Daoudi ; poetics by Adrian Matejka. New York : Liveright, [2023] 336 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Chiefly illustrations. "On the morning of July 4, 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown. Jack Johnson, the world's first Black heavyweight champion, was paired against Jim Jeffries, a former heavyweight champion then heralded as the "great white hope." It was the height of the Jim Crow era. Through a combination of breathtaking illustrations and striking verse, Last on his feet honors a contentious civil rights figure who has for more than a century been denied his proper due"-- Provided by publisher. 20240918. Johnson, Jack 1878-1946 Fiction. Johnson, Jack 1878-1946 Comic books, strips, etc. African American boxers Fiction. African American boxers Comic books, strips, etc. Boxing matches Nevada Reno History 20th century Fiction. Boxing matches Nevada Reno History 20th century Comic books, strips, etc. Biographical fiction. Historical fiction. Graphic novels. Daoudi, Youssef, 1969-, artist. RV8