The Manly Art: Bare-knuckle Prize Fighting in America
- ISBN-10
- 0801495822
- ISBN-13
- 9780801495823
- Series
- The Manly Art
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 316
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Author
- Elliott J. Gorn
Description
Recreates the lives and times of 19th century boxing champions and analyzes the social significance of the violent sport
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- 2012-05-02
- 328 pages
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- 328 pages
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