Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing (e-bog) af Silver, Mike
Silver, Mike (forfatter)

Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing e-bog

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For more than sixty yearsfrom the 1890s to the 1950sboxing was an integral part of American popular culture and a major spectator sport rivaling baseball in popularity. More Jewish athletes have competed as boxers than all other professional sports combined; in the period from 1901 to 1939, 29 Jewish boxers were recognized as world champions and more than 160 Jewish boxers ranked among the top ...
E-bog 108,68 DKK
Forfattere Silver, Mike (forfatter)
Forlag Lyons Press
Udgivet 4 marts 2016
Længde 344 sider
Genrer JFSR1
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781630761400
For more than sixty yearsfrom the 1890s to the 1950sboxing was an integral part of American popular culture and a major spectator sport rivaling baseball in popularity. More Jewish athletes have competed as boxers than all other professional sports combined; in the period from 1901 to 1939, 29 Jewish boxers were recognized as world champions and more than 160 Jewish boxers ranked among the top contenders in their respective weight divisions. Stars in the Ring,by renowned boxing historian Mike Silver, presents this vibrant social history in the first illustrated encyclopedic compendium of its kind.