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Nonpareil Jack Dempsey : boxing's first world middleweight champion
- Title
- Nonpareil Jack Dempsey : boxing's first world middleweight champion / Joseph S. Page ; foreword by Tracy Callis.
- Author
- Page, Joseph S.
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 20-24 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Callis, Tracy
- Description
- x, 381 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Hall of Fame middleweight prizefighter John Edward Kelly, better known as Nonpareil Jack Dempsey, was one of the most popular athletes during the late 19th century. His story is rich--full of amazing highs and terrible lows. His violent profession, alcoholism, mental illness, and tuberculosis left little to recognize of the valiant hero of so many battles"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-378) and index.
- Contents
- The evolution of rules and equipment -- To 1882; from Athgarvan to Brooklyn -- 1883; the Cooper enters the ring -- 1884; on the rise -- 1885; a full dance card -- 1886; the Nonpareil emerges -- 1887; breaks and gashes, but still on top -- 1888; Professor Mike Donovan and a chink in the armor -- 1889; the Nonpareil is brought to earth -- 1890; in search of the marine -- 1891; at the hands of Ruby Robert -- 1892; convalescence -- 1893; the road back -- 1894; the slowing champion -- 1895; Tommy Ryan and the end -- And on; immortal Nonpareil -- "Jack Dempsey's grave."
- Call Number
- JFF 20-24
- ISBN
- 9781476677644
- 1476677646
- LCCN
- 2019017454
- OCLC
- 1057306857
- Author
- Page, Joseph S., author.
- Title
- Nonpareil Jack Dempsey : boxing's first world middleweight champion / Joseph S. Page ; foreword by Tracy Callis.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-378) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Added Author
- Callis, Tracy, writer of foreword.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 20-24