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Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing
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Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

por Schaap, Jeremy

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0618711902
ISBN 13
9780618711901
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Mariner Books. Used - Good. A sound copy with only light wear. Overall a solid copy at a great price!

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Lost in the annals of boxing is the sport's true Cinderella story. James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash of 1929. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. The diminutive, loquacious Jew and the burly, quiet Irishman made one of boxing's oddest couples, but together they staged the greatest comeback in fighting history. In twelve months Braddock went from the relief rolls to face heavyweight champion Max Baer, the Livermore Butcher Boy, renowned for having allegedly killed two men in the ring. A charismatic, natural talent and in every way Braddock's foil, Baer was a towering opponent, a Jew from the West Coast who was famously brash and made great copy both in and out of the ring. A ten-to-one underdog, Braddock carried the hopes and dreams of the working class on his shoulders. And when boxing was the biggest sport in the world, when the heavyweight champion was the biggest star in the world, his unlikely upset made Braddock the most popular champion boxing had ever seen. Against the gritty backdrop of the Depression, Cinderella Man brings this dramatic all-American story to life, evoking a time when the sport of boxing resonated with a country trying desperately to get back on its feet. Schaap paints a vivid picture of the fight world in its golden age, populated by men of every class and ethnic background and covered voluminously by writers who elevated sports writing to art. Rich in anecdote and color, steeped in history, and full of human interest, Cinderellla Man is a classic David and Goliath tale that transcends the sport.

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Livreiro
More Than Words Inc. US (US)
Nº do estoque do livreiro
BOS-F-06a-05035
Título
Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History
Autor
Schaap, Jeremy
Estado do livro
Used - Good
Encadernação
Brochura
ISBN 10
0618711902
ISBN 13
9780618711901
Editorial
Mariner Books
Local de publicação
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Esta edição foi publicada pela primeira vez
April 10, 2006

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More Than Words empowers youth who are in foster care, court-involved, homeless or out of school to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. MTW believes that when system-involved youth are challenged with authentic and increasing responsibilities in a business setting, and are given high expectations and a culture of support, they can and will address personal barriers to success, create concrete action plans for their lives, and become contributing members of society. More Than Words began as an online bookselling training program for youth in DCF custody in 2004 and opened its vibrant bookstore on Moody St in Waltham in 2005 and added its Starbucks coffee bar in 2008. MTW replicated its model in the South End of Boston in 2011, thereby doubling the number of youth served annually.

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