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George Dixon : the short life of boxing's first Black world champion, 1870-1908 / Jason Winders.
Van Pelt Library GV1132.D538 W56 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winders, Jason, author.
- Series:
- Sport, culture & society
- Sport, culture, and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boxers (Sports)--Canada--Biography.
- Boxers (Sports).
- Athletes, Black--Biography.
- Athletes, Black.
- Boxing--Records--19th century.
- Boxing.
- Boxing--History.
- History.
- Boxing--Records.
- Dixon, George, 1870-1908.
- Dixon, George.
- International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Biography of Canadian-born, Boston-raised boxer George Dixon (1870-1908), the first Black world champion of any sport and the first Black world boxing champion in any division"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Origins
- 2. Discovery
- 3. Rise
- 4. No Hamlet without Hamlet
- 5. Perfect Man in Miniature
- 6. Lost in Excess
- 7. In Common Sorrow.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Winders, Jason, George Dixon
- ISBN:
- 9781682261774
- 1682261778
- 9781682261781
- 1682261786
- OCLC:
- 1243010928
- Publisher Number:
- 99988331332
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