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When Dempsey fought Tunney : heroes, hokum, and storytelling in the Jazz Age Bruce J. Evensen
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks GV 1132.D4 E84 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Evensen, Bruce J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dempsey, Jack, 1895-.
- Dempsey, Jack.
- Tunney, Gene, 1898-.
- Tunney, Gene.
- Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
- Boxers (Sports).
- Sports journalism--United States--History--20th century.
- Sports journalism.
- Sportswriters--United States--History--20th century.
- Sportswriters.
- Hero worship--United States--History--20th century.
- Hero worship.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 214 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c1996.
- Contents:
- Dempsey and the Doctor
- Tex and Toledo
- Tunney, Dempsey, sports writers, and readers
- Hearst, the Colonel, Ochs, and the Captain : Four publishers bid for the fight
- The Philadelphia fight
- The comeback, the Chicago fight, and its aftermath.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-209) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0870499181 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 087049919X (cloth : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 32924903
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