Floyd Patterson
Subtitle: a boxer and a gentleman
By: Alan H. Levy.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780786439508
Subjects: Patterson, Floyd; Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century; African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1964-1975
Genres: Biography.
Description: "This first biography of the former heavyweight covers Patterson's meteoric rise as boxer, gives equal attention to the boxer's life away from sport, including Patterson's work for civil rights causes in the 1960s. Joining Ali and George Frazier who used their celebrity to bring attention to social issues, he became an icon of the movement"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.