Strong boy
Subtitle: the life and times of John L. Sullivan, America's first sports hero
By: Christopher Klein
Publisher: Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780762781522
Subjects: Boxers (Sports); Biography
Description: "Approaching 19th-century sports and boxing with a 21st-century perspective, Strong Boy brings to life a man--John L. Sullivan--who was the gold standard of boxing for more than a decade; who had a big ego, big mouth, and bigger appetites; who ate and drank with reckless abandon; whose womanizing, drunken escapades, and constant presence on the police blotter were a godsend to the burgeoning newspaper industry; whose image was once the most recognizable in America. He was our nation's first sports hero, and his name was not Babe Ruth"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.