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Gorgeous George The Proud Rooster
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Author : Agathi Sibos Mitsinikos
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2014-10-31
Gorgeous George The Proud Rooster written by Agathi Sibos Mitsinikos and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-31 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Gorgeous George was a beautiful rooster who liked to show off his long colorful feathers. Then one day he realized that he should be more humble.
Gorgeous George
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Author : John Capouya
language : en
Publisher: It Books
Release Date : 2008-09-02
Gorgeous George written by John Capouya and has been published by It Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is the first-ever biography of the legendary wrestler Gorgeous George, filled with incredible never-before-told stories. George directly influenced the likes of Muhammad Ali, who took his bragging and boasting from George; James Brown, who began to wear sequined capes onstage after seeing George on TV; John Waters, whose films featured the outrageous drag queen Divine as an homage to George; and too many wrestlers to count. Amid these pop culture discoveries are firsthand accounts of the pro wrestling game from the 1930s to the 1960s. The ideal American male used to be stoic, quiet, and dignified. But for a young couple struggling to make ends meet, in the desperation born of the lingering Depression and wartime rationing, an idea was hatched that changed the face of American popular culture, an idea so bold, so over-the-top and absurd, that it was perfect. That idea transformed journeyman wrestler George Wagner from a dark-haired, clean-cut good guy to a peroxide-blond braggart who blatantly cheated every chance he got. Crowds were stunned—they had never seen anything like this before—and they came from miles around to witness it for themselves. Suddenly George—guided by Betty, his pistol of a wife—was a draw. With his golden tresses grown long and styled in a marcel, George went from handsome to . . . well . . . gorgeous overnight, the small, dank wrestling venues giving way to major arenas. As if the hair wasn't enough, his robes—unmanly things of silk, lace, and chiffon in pale pinks, sunny yellows, and rich mauves—were but a prelude to the act: the regal entrance, the tailcoat-clad valet spraying the mat with perfume, the haughty looks and sneers for the "peasants" who paid to watch this outrageously prissy hulk prance around the ring. How they loved to see his glorious mane mussed up by his manly opponents. And how they loved that alluringly alliterative name . . . Gorgeous George . . . the self-proclaimed Toast of the Coast, the Sensation of the Nation! All this was timed to the arrival of that new invention everyone was talking about—television. In its early days, professional wrestling and its larger-than-life characters dominated prime-time broadcasts—none more so than Gorgeous George, who sold as many sets as Uncle Miltie. Fans came in droves—to boo him, to stick him with hatpins, to ogle his gowns, and to rejoice in his comeuppance. He was the man they loved to hate, and his provocative, gender-bending act took him to the top of the entertainment world. America would never be the same again.
Whatever Happened To Gorgeous George
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Author : Joe Jares
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-10-30
Whatever Happened To Gorgeous George written by Joe Jares and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-30 with categories.
Whatever Happened To Gorgeous George
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Author : Joe Jares
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Whatever Happened To Gorgeous George written by Joe Jares and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Wrestlers categories.
Pro Wrestling
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Author : Keith Elliot Greenberg
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Pro Wrestling written by Keith Elliot Greenberg and has been published by Lerner Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A history of professional wrestling from its roots in legitimate sport to its days as a carnival attraction followed by the growth of regional rivalries and culminating as television-centered entertainment.
Red Pepper And Gorgeous George
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Author : James C. Clark
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2011-10-09
Red Pepper And Gorgeous George written by James C. Clark and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-09 with History categories.
For nearly a century in Florida and throughout the South, election to the United States Senate virtually guaranteed a lifetime position, especially if you were a Democrat. Certainly no Republican candidate stood a chance in the general election, and it was nearly unthinkable to imagine a serious challenger emerging in the primary. Claude "Red" Pepper first ran for the U.S. Senate in 1934. Though unsuccessful, despite allegations of voter fraud, he won a special election two years later after both senators from Florida died in office. Reelected to full terms in 1938 and 1944 as a vigorous supporter of the New Deal, he had every reason to suspect the seat was his indefinitely--or at least until he decided it was time to seek higher office. Pepper saw himself as the national heir to Roosevelt's foreign policy; he encouraged cooperation with the Soviet Union, our World War II ally, and actively worked to defeat Truman’s presidential nomination in 1948. After nearly fourteen years in office, Pepper had earned the enmity of the president, alienated most of his colleagues in the senate, and aligned himself with the ultra-left-wing politics of Henry Wallace. Still, in the entire history of the state, no sitting Florida Senator had ever been voted out of office. However, the political world was changing, and it was the right-leaning "Gorgeous" George Smathers, not Pepper, who recognized and took advantage of this fact. Smathers fought a vicious, bare-knuckled campaign, employing ferocious and divisive attacks against Pepper. He helped make "iberal" anathema to aspiring southern politics, and was the first of a new breed of conservative politicians--though not yet Republican--to rise to power. Eventually the era would be named for a junior senator from Wisconsin, but it was Smathers who first successfully employed the strategies of McCarthyism to unseat an incumbent. He was so successful, in fact, that before the general election Smathers had to reassure President Truman and other potential supporters that his loyalties did, in fact, lie with the Democractic Party. His resounding victory inspired others--including Richard Nixon and Barry Goldwater--to adopt similar tactics in their senatorial campaigns. It also helped set the stage for the complete reversal of the political power structure that had ruled the South since the end of Reconstruction. Red Pepper and Gorgeous George is a fascinating look at the campaign that changed everything in Florida--and the South. It is also a shocking, sobering reminder that, despite introducing the phrase "hanging chad" to the national lexicon, the 2000 presidential election was merely the second most important national election to take place in the state.
Gorgeous George
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Author : Claire Tucker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-06-10
Gorgeous George written by Claire Tucker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-10 with categories.
Gorgeous George is a rhyming picture book for kids (and parents) about a big horse who finds his special place.It is the first in a series of books for young readers about this lovable character and his exploits.George is in fact a real horse with his own website.For more information on Gorgeous George himself and other books in the series, please go towww.gorgeousgeorgebooks.co.za
Gorgeous George
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Author : David Morley
language : en
Publisher: Politico's Publishing
Release Date : 2006
Gorgeous George written by David Morley and has been published by Politico's Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
George Galloway has made a career of confrontation and has a life story that is stranger than fiction. 'Gorgeous George' is the definitive biography of one of the most bizarre and extraordinary political figures of recent times.
Gorgeous George And The Giant Geriatric Generator
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Author : Stuart Reid (Children's fiction writer)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Gorgeous George And The Giant Geriatric Generator written by Stuart Reid (Children's fiction writer) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Pro Wrestling
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Author : Lew Freedman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2018-09-07
Pro Wrestling written by Lew Freedman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-07 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This book provides readers with an abundance of information and historical perspective as well as entertaining and memorable anecdotes about professional wrestling. Readers will also learn unusual snippets of trivia that will enhance their comprehension of the sport. This authoritative work on the history and culture of professional wrestling features the biggest names in the wrestling world since the sport emerged on the American sporting landscape. It comprises short biographies of all of the key players in the sport's evolution and rise to popularity—from old-timers to barrier breakers to household names such as Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Andre the Giant, and more—and includes not only men but also many women who have made a name in the sport. Surveying professional wrestling from its roots, dating centuries, to the modern era, pre–20th century and into the 21st century, the work tells the transformational stories of prominent wrestlers and the sport as a whole, in many cases bringing out the humor and outrageousness in the nature of an activity that has always straddled the line between show business and sport.