{"product_id":"war-in-the-ring-john-florio-9781250791924","title":"War in the Ring: Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight Between America and Hitler","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Florio, Ouisie Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250791928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250791924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e503339 \/ War in the Ring: Joe, Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight Between America and Hitler\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Florio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44449888141567,"sku":"9781250791924","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2af10da-c749-465d-81b5-5aceb232f33d.jpg?v=1698501590","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-in-the-ring-john-florio-9781250791924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}