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Author

Evensen, Bruce J.

Title When Dempsey fought Tunney : heroes, hokum, and storytelling in the Jazz Age / Bruce J. Evensen.

Imprint

Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, c1996.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	796.830922 Ev23w	---	Available

Edition	1st ed.
Description	xviii, 214 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-209) and index.
Contents	Dempsey and the Doctor -- Tex and Toledo -- Tunney, Dempsey, sports writers, and readers -- Hearst, the Colonel, Ochs, and the Captain : Four publishers bid for the fight -- The Philadelphia fight -- The comeback, the Chicago fight, and its aftermath.
Subject	Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983.
	Tunney, Gene, 1897-1978.
	Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
	Sports journalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Sportswriters -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
	Hero worship -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN	087049919X (cloth : alk. paper)
	0870499181 (pbk. : alk. paper)