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001 2008032250
003 DLC
005 20100722090956.0
008 080724s2008 ncua b 001 0beng
010 $a 2008032250
020 $a9780786439508 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786439505 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn237325147
035 $a(OCoLC)237325147
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050 00 $aGV1132.P3$bL48 2008
082 00 $a796.83092$aB$222
100 1 $aLevy, Alan Howard.
245 10 $aFloyd Patterson :$ba boxer and a gentleman /$cAlan H. Levy.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2008.
300 $aviii, 289 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-284) and index.
520 $a"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.
600 10 $aPatterson, Floyd
650 0 $aBoxers (Sports)$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xCivil rights$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xSocial conditions$y1964-1975.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0824/2008032250.html