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Author:

Assael, Shaun, author.

Title:

The murder of Sonny Liston : Las Vegas, heroin, and heavyweights / Shaun Assael.

Publisher:

Blue Rider Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

303 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Liston, Sonny,--1932-1970.
Heroin--Las Vegas--Las Vegas--History--20th century.
African American boxers--Biography.
Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
Las Vegas (Nev.)--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Part I : The Front Seat of Sonny's Pink Cadillac. Hello, '70s -- Paradise -- Lost Vegas -- Shadow Boxing -- Heroin Heights -- The Bleeder -- Part II : Love, American Style. Fabulous Las Vegas -- Jonesing -- "Better Wake Vic Damone" -- Atlanta -- Love, American Style -- Stung -- The Gutter -- Part III : Confession. June 14, 1982 -- Suspect No. 1 -- The Wrong Grave.

Summary:

"A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

039916975X (hardback)
9780399169755 (hardback)

LCCN:

2016016232

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)