The Kings of Strength - A History of All Strong Men from Ancient Times to Our Own

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Edmond Desbonnet and His Times: An Introduction to The Kings of Strength

A Fascination with Strength: How the French Were Restored to Their Muscles

The Kings of Strength: A History of All Strong Men from Ancient Times to Our Own

Preface

First Part: Physical Strength in Antiquity

Second Part: Physical Strength in the Middle Ages

Third Part: Physical Strength in Modern Times

Fourth Part: Contemporary Athletes of the Nineteenth Century

Fifth Part: Modern Athletes: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

The Super Athletes: The Demigods of Athletics

Appendix A: Weightlifting Terms and Metric Conversions

Appendix B: Letter from Edmond Desbonnet to Professor Louis Attila

Chapter Notes

Bibliography of Desbonnet Works

Bibliography of Monographs and Articles

Index

About the author

David L. Chapman, a Seattle-based independent scholar, has written many books and articles on physique photography, sport history, gender studies, film and popular culture. He worked on the translation of Edmond Desbonnet's massive French history for more than three decades.

Summary

Now translated to English and extensively annotated, The Kings of Strength records and preserves the biographies of more than 200 strength performers and bodybuilders from ancient times up to the early 1900s.

Product details

• Authors: Edmond Desbonnet
• Assisted by: David L. Chapman (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781476687247
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-8724-7
• No. of pages: 470
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 835 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Bodybuilding, Collected biographies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, history of sport, Weightlifting, Biography: sport, SPORTS & RECREATION / Bodybuilding & Weightlifting