A Flame of Pure Fire: Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s - Brossura

Kahn, Roger

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ISBN 10: 0156014149 ISBN 13: 9780156014144

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2000

Riassunto

A biography of the nation's first celebrity heavyweight champ retraces the life of Jack Dempsey--hobo, roughneck, boxer, millionaire, movie star, and eventually, a man of compassion and generosity. A New York Times Notable Book. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

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"One doesn't have to be a fan of boxing to be enthralled by this story of a nice guy who didn't finish last."—The New Yorker
"An intoxicating panoply of legends and heroes, surely one of the most solid and delightful sporting histories of recent times."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Product Description:

From 1919 to 1927, Jack Dempsey was the heavyweight champion of the world. With his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, he was a fighter perfectly suited to the Roaring '20s. In A Flame of Pure Fire, award-winning and renowned sports writer Roger Kahn, a personal friend of Dempsey's, tells the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to maturity in a blaze of strength and exuberance. With passion and precision, Kahn not only chronicles the thrilling, brutal bouts of the "Manassa Mauler" but also illustrates how the wild and raucous 1920s shaped Dempsey, and how the champ, in turn, left an indelible mark on sports and American history. An accomplished and insightful observation on how sports can measure a society's evolution, Roger Kahn finds the heart of America in the story of the most famous athlete of his time, the man John Lardner once called "a flame of pure fire, at last a hero."

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0156014149
• ISBN 13: 9780156014144
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 474