Yankees in the afternoon : an illustrated history of American bullfighters / Lyn Sherwood ; foreword by Barnaby Conrad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sherwood, Lyn A., 1937-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bullfighters--United States--Biography.

Bullfighters.

Bullfighters--United States--Pictorial works.

Bullfights--United States--History.

Bullfights.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Biographies.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

vi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002]

Summary:

This book takes the reader where only brave souls dare to compete--the world of bullfighting. Matadors risk serious injury or death to compete in their art, one that has been a part of Spanish and Latin American culture for centuries. Beginning with an introduction to bullfighting as it relates to American culture (not overlooking the negative views it often attracts), the book is then devoted to American matadors, including women bullfighters, and novilleros (beginners). Chapters within each section are devoted to individual bullfighters. A major feature of this work are the numerous photographs, many of which were taken by the author himself and impressively portray the flair, skill, emotion, and faces of bullfighting.

Contents:

Section I America's Fascination with Bullfighting

Chapter 1. Hollywood's Love Affair with Bullfighting 31

Section II The Yankee Matadors

Chapter 2. The First Yankee Matador 47

Chapter 3. The Bullfighter from Brooklyn 53

Chapter 4. The Bittersweet Career of John Fulton 61

Chapter 5. Robert Ryan: The Classy Matador from California 75

Chapter 6. Diego O'Bolger: The Clothing Model Who Became a Matador 88

Chapter 7. The Virginian 93

Chapter 8. The Ballad of El Texano 106

Chapter 9. The American Matador with a Portuguese Heritage 159

Chapter 10. Tracy Viser: The Newest American Matador 165

Section III The Women Bullfighters

Chapter 11. The Blonde Goddess 175

Chapter 12. Patty McCormick: The Torera from Missouri 184

Chapter 13. The Amazing Taurine Odyssey of Harriet Elizabeth Dingeldein 192

Chapter 14. Raquel Martinez: The World's First Yankee Matadora 198

Chapter 15. Ana de Los Angeles 204

Section IV The Novilleros

Chapter 16. Porter Tuck: "El Rubio" de Boston 211

Chapter 17. The Tragedy of Rocky Moody 214

Chapter 18. The Brainy Walter de La Brosse 219

Chapter 19. David Moss, Novillero 226

Chapter 20. The Sad Saga of Jeff Ramsey 231

Chapter 21. Others Worthy of Mention 237

Chapter 22. The Strange Passion of Amateur Toreros 247.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278) and index.

ISBN:

0786409312

OCLC:

47892294