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Tex Rickard : boxing's greatest promoter
- Title
- Tex Rickard : boxing's greatest promoter / Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott.
- Author
- Aycock, Colleen.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
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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 13-842 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Scott, Mark, 1962-
- Description
- viii, 227 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "Along the way, George Lewis "Tex" Rickard (1870-1929), rubbed shoulders with some of history's most renowned figures, including Teddy Roosevelt, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, John Ringling, Jack Dempsey, and Gene Tunney. This detailed biography chronicles Rickard's colorful life and his critical role in the evolution of boxing from a minor sport into a modern spectacle"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFF 13-842
- ISBN
- 9780786465910 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786465913 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2012010753
- OCLC
- 761369328
- Author
- Aycock, Colleen.
- Title
- Tex Rickard : boxing's greatest promoter / Colleen Aycock and Mark Scott.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Scott, Mark, 1962-
- Research Call Number
- JFF 13-842