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Strong Boy
Christopher Klein
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Description for Strong Boy
Paperback. 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" Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Now in paperback! “From the first page to the last, Klein’s prose retains its powers of enchantment and illumination. It is one of the best boxing books ever penned.” —Boston Globe “[A] muscular, relentlessly detailed book.” —Wall Street Journal “I can lick any son-of-a-bitch in the world.” So boasted John L. Sullivan, the first modern heavyweight boxing champion of the world, a man who was the gold standard of American sport for more than a decade, and the first athlete to earn more than a million dollars. He had a big ego, big mouth, ... Read more
Now in paperback! “From the first page to the last, Klein’s prose retains its powers of enchantment and illumination. It is one of the best boxing books ever penned.” —Boston Globe “[A] muscular, relentlessly detailed book.” —Wall Street Journal “I can lick any son-of-a-bitch in the world.” So boasted John L. Sullivan, the first modern heavyweight boxing champion of the world, a man who was the gold standard of American sport for more than a decade, and the first athlete to earn more than a million dollars. He had a big ego, big mouth, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9780762788385
SKU
V9780762788385
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Christopher Klein
Christopher Klein is a history and travel writer and the author of two previous books. A frequent contributor to The Boston Globe and History.com, he has also written for The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Harvard Magazine, Red Sox Magazine, ESPN.com, Smithsonian.com, and AmericanHeritage.com. Visit him at christopherklein.com.
Reviews for Strong Boy
“From the first page to the last, Klein’s prose retains its powers of enchantment and illumination. It is one of the best boxing books ever penned.” —Boston Globe “In this muscular, relentlessly detailed book, Christopher Klein not only tells Sullivan’s story but also documents the evolution of boxing from illicit bare-knuckle savagery akin to today’s steel-cage extravaganzas to ... Read more