2006 William Hill Sports Book Of The Year

Unforgivable Blackness, the fascinating biography of Jack Johnson, the world's first black heavyweight champion, has been announced as the winner of the 2006 William Hill Sports Book of the Year. Author Geoffrey C. Ward was named the winner at an awards ceremony at Waterstone's Piccadilly on November 27. Ward's previous books include The Civil War and Jazz. Currently living in New York, he is a former winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award