Hitters Dancers And Ring Magicians
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Hitters Dancers And Ring Magicians
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Author : Kelly Richard Nicholson
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
Hitters Dancers And Ring Magicians written by Kelly Richard Nicholson and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This volume offers detailed information about the boxers who were active during boxing's "Golden Age," 1890 to 1910, focusing primarily on George "Kid" Lavigne, Bob Fitzsimmons, Barbados Joe Walcott, Joe Gans, Terry McGovern, Sam Langford, and Stanley Ketchel, and their opponents, who were also key figures.
The Nelson Wolgast Fight And The San Francisco Boxing Scene 1900 1914
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Author : Arne K. Lang
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
The Nelson Wolgast Fight And The San Francisco Boxing Scene 1900 1914 written by Arne K. Lang and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Sports & Recreation categories.
During the early years of the 20th century, San Francisco promoters served up boxing's grandest spectacles. On February 22, 1910, a crowd of more than 15,000 braved chilly, rainy conditions to witness one such match, pitting lightweight champion "Battling" Nelson against Ad Wolgast. That epic battle came to stand virtually unchallenged as the most brutal fight of all time. This volume recaptures that historic fight while vividly illuminating the geographic, historic, and political forces that made it all possible. In chronicling these colorful boxers and their vibrant era, this work also reveals the dangers faced by workman pugilists like Nelson and Wolgast, making their tale, at its heart, a cautionary one.
The Irish And The Making Of American Sport 1835 1920
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Author : Patrick R. Redmond
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-03-07
The Irish And The Making Of American Sport 1835 1920 written by Patrick R. Redmond and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-07 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Jerrold Casway coined the phrase "The Emerald Age of Baseball" to describe the 1890s, when so many Irish names dominated teams' rosters. But one can easily agree--and expand--that the period from the mid-1830s well into the first decade of the 20th century and assign the term to American sports in general. This book covers the Irish sportsman from the arrival of James "Deaf" Burke in 1836 through to Jack B. Kelly's rejection by Henley regatta and his subsequent gold medal at the 1920 Olympics. It avoids recounting the various victories and defeats of the Irish sportsman, seeking instead to deal with the complex interaction that he had with alcohol, gambling and Sunday leisure: pleasures that were banned in most of America at some time or other between 1836 and 1920. This book also covers the Irish sportsman's close relations with politicians, his role in labor relations, his violent lifestyle--and by contrast--his participation in bringing respectability to sport. It also deals with native Irish sports in America, the part played by the Irish in "Team USA's" initial international sporting ventures, and in the making and breaking of amateurism within sport.
The Longest Fight
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Author : William Gildea
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2012-06-19
The Longest Fight written by William Gildea and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Many people came to Goldfield, Nevada, America's last gold-rush town, to seek their fortune. However, on a searing summer day in September 1906, they came not to strike it rich but to watch what would become the longest boxing match of the twentieth century—between Joe Gans, the first African American boxing champion, and "Battling" Nelson, a vicious and dirty brawler. It was a match billed as the battle of the races. In The Longest Fight, the longtime Washington Post sports correspondent William Gildea tells the story of this epic match, which would stretch to forty-two rounds and last two hours and forty-eight minutes. A new rail line brought spectators from around the country, dozens of reporters came to file blow-by-blow accounts, and an entrepreneurial crew's film of the fight, shown in theaters shortly afterward, endures to this day. The Longest Fight also recounts something much greater—the longer battle that Gans fought against prejudice as the premier black athlete of his time. It is a portrait of life in black America at the turn of the twentieth century, of what it was like to be the first black athlete to successfully cross the nation's gaping racial divide. Gans was smart, witty, trim, and handsome—with one-punch knockout power and groundbreaking defensive skills—and his courage despite discrimination prefigured the strife faced by many of America's finest athletes, including Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, and Muhammad Ali. Inside the ring and out, Gans took the first steps for the African American athletes who would follow, and yet his role in history was largely forgotten until now. The Longest Fight is a reminder of the damage caused by the bigotry that long outlived Gans, and the strength, courage, and will of those who fought to rise above.
Prizefighting And Civilization
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Author : David C. LaFevor
language : en
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Release Date : 2020-05-01
Prizefighting And Civilization written by David C. LaFevor and has been published by University of New Mexico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-01 with History categories.
In Prizefighting and Civilization: A Cultural History of Boxing, Race, and Masculinity in Mexico and Cuba, 1840–1940, historian David C. LaFevor traces the history of pugilism in Mexico and Cuba from its controversial beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century through its exponential rise in popularity during the early twentieth century. A divisive subculture that was both a profitable blood sport and a contentious public spectacle, boxing provides a unique vantage point from which LaFevor examines the deeper historical evolution of national identity, everyday normative concepts of masculinity and race, and an expanding and democratizing public sphere in both Mexico and Cuba, the United States’ closest Latin American neighbors. Prizefighting and Civilization explores the processes by which boxing—once considered an outlandish purveyor of low culture—evolved into a nationalized pillar of popular culture, a point of pride that transcends gender, race, and class.
Globalizing Boxing
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Author : Kath Woodward
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-02-13
Globalizing Boxing written by Kath Woodward and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-13 with Political Science categories.
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Boxing is a traditional sport in many ways, characterized by continuities in the form of practices and regulations and heavy with legends and heroes reflecting its traditional/historical values. Associations with class, hegemonic masculinity and racialized inclusions/exclusions, however, sit alongside developments such as women's boxing and involvement in Mixed Martial Arts. This book will be the first to use boxing as a vehicle for exploring social, cultural and political change in a global context. It will consider to what degree and in what ways boxing reflects social transformations, and whether and how it contributes to those transformations. In exploring the relationship it will provide new ways of thinking critically about the everyday.
Famous For A Time
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Author : Jason Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 2023-07-25
Famous For A Time written by Jason Wilson and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-25 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Celebrating Canadian athletes and sporting history. The cultural impact of sport on a nation is not slight. Famous for a Time explores a number of important, if not well remembered, Canadian athletes and the sports they played to help explain the nation’s complicated history, sporting and otherwise. It is an exploration that reveals the socio-cultural trends that have shaped Canada since Confederation. Through the prism of some exceptional athletes, the prevailing attitudes of many Canadians about class, race, masculinity, femininity, and national identity are laid bare. Here, from the sidelines, we learn how these attitudes have changed — or not, as the case may be — over time. From team sports such as lacrosse, baseball, and cricket to Canada’s cycling craze, track and field, and boxing, each chapter offers insight into an important aspect of the nation’s narrative. The winners and losers of Canada’s games simply mirror the larger questions that have faced Canadian society across three centuries.
School Library Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
School Library Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Children's libraries categories.
Combates Para La Historia
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Author : Carlos Pérez Zamora
language : es
Publisher: Editorial Libros.com
Release Date : 2022-12-16
Combates Para La Historia written by Carlos Pérez Zamora and has been published by Editorial Libros.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-16 with Sports & Recreation categories.
«El boxeo es un deporte especial y diferente, [...] tiene un imán que atrae a los personajes más variopintos e insólitos; es el más rico en historia e historias». Del prólogo de Jorge Lera. Combates para la historia ofrece una antología de los encuentros más relevantes del pugilismo mundial, año a año. A través de sus páginas, recordarás los duelos que marcaron la trayectoria de este deporte, desde finales del siglo XIX hasta la actualidad. Seas aficionado, experto o novato, en esta herramienta de consulta encontrarás tu mejor aliado para descubrir, o redescubrir, los entresijos del boxeo.
Daily Graphic
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Author : I.K. Nkrumah
language : en
Publisher: Graphic Communications Group
Release Date : 1974-12-20
Daily Graphic written by I.K. Nkrumah and has been published by Graphic Communications Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-12-20 with categories.