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Tex Rickard : boxing's greatest promoter / Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott.
Van Pelt Library GV1132.R53 A93 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aycock, Colleen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rickard, Tex, 1871-1929.
- Rickard, Tex.
- Boxing managers--United States--Biography.
- Boxing managers.
- Sports promoters--United States--Biography.
- Sports promoters.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012]
- Summary:
- "Along the way, George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (1870-1929), rubbed shoulders with some of history's most renowned figures, including Teddy Roosevelt, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, John Ringling, Jack Dempsey, and Gene Tunney. This detailed biography chronicles Rickard's colorful life and his critical role in the evolution of boxing from a minor sport into a modern spectacle"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Texas Cowboy in the Gold Rush 21
- 2 A Tide Fight Promotes a Gold Mining Camp 45
- 3 The Gambler Outbids the Competition: The Great White Hope Fight 80
- 4 A Texas-sized Ranch in Paraguay 104
- 5 The Toledo Massacre and the First Million-Dollar Sports Event 121
- 6 Madison Square Garden: The House That Tex Built for Boxing 153
- 7 A New World Champion and the First $2 Million Prize Fight 173
- 8 From the Top of His Game to Sudden Death in Miami 195.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786465910
- 0786465913
- OCLC:
- 761369328
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