Author

Contributions

  • Cerasini, Marc, 1952- - Contributor
  • Hollingsworth, Cliff - Contributor
  • Goldsman, Akiva - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Pearson Education, Harlow, England

Language

English

Word Count

19,500 words, Guess

Page Count

78 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveisbn_9781405882088
  • ISBN-101405882085
  • ISBN-101405879475
  • ISBN-139781405882088
  • ISBN-139781405879477
and 4 more
  • OCLC Control Number217116075
  • Better World Books9781405882088
  • Better World Books9781405879477
  • Open LibraryOL25881016M

Classifications

  • DDC428.64
  • DDC796.83092
  • LCCPE1117.P454 S55 2008
and 1 more
  • LCCPE1128 .S55 2008

Description

During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept winning and suddenly, the ordinary working man became an icon who carried the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders. Eventually, he rose through the ranks and went on to fight the heavyweight champ, the unstoppable Max Baer.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Penguin readers. Level 4
  • Penguin readers

Other Editions

  • Cinderella manPearson Education2008-01-01

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