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Shelby´s Folly: Jack Dempsey, Doc Kearns, and the Shakedown of a Montana Boomtown
Jason Kelly
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Description for Shelby´s Folly: Jack Dempsey, Doc Kearns, and the Shakedown of a Montana Boomtown
Paperback. One of the most preposterous series of events in boxing history. Num Pages: 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JJG; HBT; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
In 1923, not long after oil had started gushing from northern Montana fields, real-estate sales in nearby Shelby were declining, dimming the little town’s prospects of becoming the “Tulsa of the West.” Then the mayor’s son dreamed up a marketing ploy: offer to host heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey’s next fight. What began as a publicity stunt soon spiraled into a civic drama unlike any Montana had ever seen—or ever would again. Shelby’s Folly tells this story in full for the first time.
Against the background of boom-and-bust Montana history, the folly of Shelby’s would-be promoters unfolds in colorful detail. ... Read more
In 1923, not long after oil had started gushing from northern Montana fields, real-estate sales in nearby Shelby were declining, dimming the little town’s prospects of becoming the “Tulsa of the West.” Then the mayor’s son dreamed up a marketing ploy: offer to host heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey’s next fight. What began as a publicity stunt soon spiraled into a civic drama unlike any Montana had ever seen—or ever would again. Shelby’s Folly tells this story in full for the first time.
Against the background of boom-and-bust Montana history, the folly of Shelby’s would-be promoters unfolds in colorful detail. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803240049
SKU
V9780803240049
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About Jason Kelly
Jason Kelly is an associate editor of the University of Chicago Magazine. He is the author of Mr. Notre Dame: The Life and Legend of Edward “Moose” Krause.
Reviews for Shelby´s Folly: Jack Dempsey, Doc Kearns, and the Shakedown of a Montana Boomtown
"Jason Kelly's Shelby's Folly is a highly entertaining slice of American history using Jack Dempsey's July 4, 1922, heavyweight title fight versus Tommy Gibbons as a backdrop for brazen American optimism, small town politics, and snake oil salesmanship."-Richard Arlin Stull, ARETE
Richard Arlin Stull ARETE "[Shelby's Folly is] a great story of a town prostituting itself to sport-and one ... Read more
Richard Arlin Stull ARETE "[Shelby's Folly is] a great story of a town prostituting itself to sport-and one ... Read more