An edition of Stars in the ring
(2016)
Stars in the ring
Jewish champions in the golden age of boxing : a photographic history
by Mike Silver
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"For more than sixty years--from the 1890s to the 1950s--boxing was an integral part of American popular culture and a major spectator sport rivaling baseball in popularity. [...] 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"--
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Pictorial works, Boxing, Jewish boxers, Biography, History, Boxers (sports), Jews, biographyShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Stars in the ring: Jewish champions in the golden age of boxing : a photographic history
2016
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1630761397 9781630761394
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Table of Contents
Bare-knuckle bruisers
The melting pot sport
Pioneers of pugilism: the early Queensberry era, 1892-1919
Golden age gladiators: 1920-1940
War and peace: 1941-1963
Not your grandfather's sport: boxing from the 1960s to the present.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-362) and index.
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