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Frisbee, Meg,

Counterpunch: the cultural battles over heavyweight prizefighting in the American West / Cultural battles over heavyweight prizefighting in the American West Counterpunch Meg Frisbee. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-236) and index.

Cover ; COUNTERPUNCH ; Title ; Copyright ; CONTENTS ; List of Illustrations ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1 The "Slogging" Craze in San Francisco ; 2 The "Daring" Conservatives ; 3 Borderline ; 4 Nevada's Gamble ; 5 Paradise Lost ; 6 Prizefighting Is Not a Crime. Conclusion Notes ; Selected Bibliography ; Index.


English.

ISBN: 9780295806440 0295806443

Standard No.: 40025968852

Source: 22573/ctvctf69j JSTOR

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Boxing--History.--West (U.S.)
Boxers (Sports)--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Boxing--History.--United States
GAMES--Gambling--Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION--History.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Reference.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Sports.
HISTORY--State & Local--West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)--United States
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.
West United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.

LC Class. No.: GV1125

Dewey Class. No.: 796.830978