Strong Boy - The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, America''s First Sports Hero

"Approaching 19th-century sports and boxing with a 21st-century perspective, Strong Boy brings to life a man--John L. Sullivan--who was the gold standard of boxing for more than a decade; who had a big ego, big mouth, and bigger appetites; who ate and drank with reckless abandon; whose womanizing, drunken escapades, and constant presence on the police blotter were a godsend to the burgeoning newspaper industry; whose image was once the most recognizable in America. He was our nation's first sports hero, and his name was not Babe Ruth"--

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By Christopher Klein

Riassunto

Hailed by the Boston Globe as “one of the best boxing books ever penned,” Strong Boy is the rags-to-riches story of one of America’s first ethnic heroes, the nation’s first million-dollar athlete, a sports hero decades before Babe Ruth, and the forefather of boxing and sports celebrity as we know them today—John L. Sullivan, “The Boston Strong Boy”

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Christopher Klein, Klein Christopher
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2015
• EAN: 9780762788385
• ISBN: 978-0-7627-8838-5
• Pagine: 384
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport > Sport da combattimento, autodifesa; Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Biografie, autobiografie; Boxen, Massachusetts, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing, Biography: sport, Boxing