The boxing kings : when American heavyweights ruled the ring /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Beston, Paul, 1966- author.
Imprint:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 357 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography. African American boxers -- Biography. Boxing -- United States -- History. African American boxers. Boxers (Sports) Boxing. United States. Electronic books. Biography Biographies. History. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13512098

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ISBN:	9781442272903 1442272902 9781442272897
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 13, 2017).
Summary:	For much of the twentieth century, boxing was one of America's most popular sports. This book details the illustrious history of the heavyweight title in the days when Americans reigned supreme and tells the stories of legendary champions such as John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, and Muhammad Ali.
Other form:	Print version: Beston, Paul, 1966- Boxing kings. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017] 9781442272897

Table of Contents:

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: The Lineage; Chapter 1. PROGENITOR; Chapter 2. PARIAH; Chapter 3. THE MILLION-DOLLAR HOBO; Chapter 4. THE SUBSTITUTES; Chapter 5. BLACK MOSES; Chapter 6. THE LAST WHITE KING; Chapter 7. FREUDIAN FLOYD, THE SWEDE, AND SONNY; Chapter 8. THE BUTTERFLY; Chapter 9. THE GREATEST AND A GOLDEN ERA; Chapter 10. BLOOM IN THE SHADOWS; Chapter 11. KID DYNAMITE; Chapter 12. END OF THE LINE; EPILOGUE: A Funeral; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

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