Miller, Margery – Joe Louis: American – INSCRIBED by author

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Miller, Margery ‘Joe Louis: American’ 1945 2nd printing enlarged edition. Good/Good – INSCRIBED “To Victor Hillman with all best wishes from Margery Miller.”

Joe Louis: American is a highly regarded biographical work authored by Margery Miller and originally published in 1945 by Current Books, Inc. / A.A. Wyn. Written initially as an honors senior thesis at Wellesley College, the book captures the life, cultural weight, and athletic dominance of heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis during a critical era of American history.
The 1945 2nd printing enlarged edition structurally maintains the compact formatting of the original release:
• Format & Pagination: Standard hardcover measuring approximately 5.25″ x 7.75″ with 181 pages of text.
• Content: It features an expanded look at Louis’s career up to that point, a frontispiece portrait, and a selection of photographic plates capturing prominent bouts and milestones.
• Dust Jacket Art: The distinctive and highly collectible original dust jacket features a striking graphic of a brown boxing glove punching directly through a stack of historic newspaper headlines.