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When Dempsey fought Tunney : heroes, hokum, and storytelling in the Jazz Age /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Evensen, Bruce J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [1996]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Dempsey, Jack, > 1895-1983.
Tunney, Gene, > 1897-1978.
Boxers (Sports) > United States > Biography.
Sports journalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Sportswriters > United States > History > 20th century.
Hero worship > United States > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Dempsey and the Doctor
  • Tex and Toledo
  • Tunney, Dempsey, sports writers, and readers
  • Hearst, the Colonel, Ochs, and the Captain : Four publishers bid for the fight
  • The Philadelphia fight
  • The comeback, the Chicago fight, and its aftermath.