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02041aam a22003854a 4500 001 DBD7AF8CAF2B11E3990B99D2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140319010030 008 120223s2012 cau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012005007 020 $a 0313379734 (ebook) 020 $a 9780313379734 (ebook) 020 $a 0313379726 (hardback) 020 $a 9780313379727 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)606787608 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d OCLCO $d CDX $d BWX $d CRH $d YUS $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GV1125 $b .H84 2012 082 00 $a 796.83 $2 23 100 1 $a Hudson, David L., $d 1969- 245 10 $a Boxing in America : $b an autopsy / $c David L. Hudson Jr. 260 $a Santa Barbara, Calif. : $b Praeger, $c c2012. 300 $a xi, 200 p. ; $c 25 cm. 505 0 $a 1. John L. Sullivan : boxing hero and cultural icon -- 2. Race and boxing : the intractable color line and the phenomenon of Jack Johnson -- 3. Joe Louis : Heavyweight great and American hero -- 4. Rocky Marciano : undefeated and underappreciated -- 5. The incomparable Ali -- 6. The incredible story and comeback of "Big" George Foreman -- 7. Mike Tyson : "the baddest man on the planet" -- 8. Journeymen : forgotten warriors of the sweet science -- 9. Death in the ring -- 10. Prison boxers -- 11. The future of boxing and the threat of mixed martial arts. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-192) and index. 520 $a "This book presents a sweeping view of boxing in the United States and the influence of the sport on American culture"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "This book is about Boxing in America"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Boxing $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Boxing $x Social aspects $z United States. 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826061102.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20140319011135.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DBD7AF8CAF2B11E3990B99D2DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search