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Stars in the ring : Jewish champions in the golden age of boxing : a photographic history /

In the period from 1901 to 1939, 29 Jewish boxers were recognized as world champions and more than 160 Jewish boxers ranked among the top contenders in their respective weight divisions. Stars in the Ring, by renowned boxing historian Mike Silver, presents this vibrant social history in the first il...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silver, Mike, 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Subjects:
Jewish boxers > Biography.
Jewish boxers > Pictorial works.
Boxing > History.
Boxing > History > Pictorial works.
Boxeurs juifs > Biographies.
Boxeurs juifs > Ouvrages illustrés.
Boxe > Histoire.
Boxe > Histoire > Ouvrages illustrés.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Boxing.
Jewish boxers.
Biographies.
History.
Pictorial works.
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Summary:In the period from 1901 to 1939, 29 Jewish boxers were recognized as world champions and more than 160 Jewish boxers ranked among the top contenders in their respective weight divisions. Stars in the Ring, by renowned boxing historian Mike Silver, presents this vibrant social history in the first illustrated encyclopedic compendium of its kind.
Item Description:Accession #: 2020_0001
The Sports/Boxing copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781630761400
1630761400