01294cam a2200301 4500 1164071863 TxAuBib 20120710120000.0 110930s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011040170 9780374280970 hbk. 0374280975 hbk. DLC DLC DLC TnLvILS TxAuBib Gildea, William. The longest fight : in the ring with Joe Gans, boxing's first African American champion / William Gildea. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. 245 p., [[8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Booklist, 050112, p. 73. Kirkus Review - Adult,050112. The dramatic, little-known story of Joe Gans, an early African-American sports hero and the welterweight champion of the world. Though he is largely unknown today, this book will change that with its emphasis on one key fight in 1906. 20120710. Gans, Joe. Boxers (Sports) United States Biography. African American boxers Biography. TXKIP