![]() | Joe Louis: Hard Times Man Randy Roberts is distinguished professor of history at Purdue University. His previous books include biographies of Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, and John Wayne, all of which were nominated for Pulitzer Prizes; a history of American sports since 1945; and books on Charles Lindbergh, the Mike Tyson trial, and the Vietnam War. He lives in Lafayette, Indiana. |
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