{"product_id":"war-in-the-ring-joe-louis-max-schmeling-and-the-fight-between-america-and-hitler-9781250791924","title":"War in the Ring: Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight Between America and Hitler","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Florio\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports \u0026amp; Recreation - Olympics \u0026amp; Paralympics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar in the Ring\u003c\/i\u003e presents a riveting nonfiction book for kids about a boxing match that represented the growing tensions between the United States and Nazi Germany in the lead up to World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoe Louis was born on an Alabama cotton patch and raised in a Detroit ghetto. Max Schmeling grew up in poverty in Hamburg, Germany. For both boys, boxing was a path out and a ladder up. Little did they know that they would one day face each other in a pair of matches that would capture the world's attention. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe grew into a symbol of inspiration to a nation of Black Americans hoping to carve a slice of the 'American Dream' in a racially fractured country. Max, on the other hand, became a Nazi symbol for the superiority of the Aryan race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe battles waged between Joe and Max still resonate, and the cultural implications of the international sensation continue to reverberate far past the ring.","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45124615831703,"sku":"9781250791924","price":979.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781250791924.webp?v=1768548176","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/war-in-the-ring-joe-louis-max-schmeling-and-the-fight-between-america-and-hitler-9781250791924","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}