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"When Pat Patterson was 17 years old, he was asked to leave his home after telling his parents he was in love ... with a man. Moving from Montreal to the United States in the 1960s, barely knowing a word of English, he was determined to succeed in the squared circle. Back when homophobia was wi...

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Main Authors: Patterson, Pat, 1941-2020 (Author), Hébert, Bertrand (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : ECW Press, 2016.
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Summary:"When Pat Patterson was 17 years old, he was asked to leave his home after telling his parents he was in love ... with a man. Moving from Montreal to the United States in the 1960s, barely knowing a word of English, he was determined to succeed in the squared circle. Back when homophobia was widespread, Pat lived in the super-macho world of pro wrestling"--Amazon.com.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xii, 258 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Issued also in electronic formats.
ISBN:9781770412934
177041293X