The manly art
Subtitle: bare-knuckle prize fighting in America
By: Elliott J. Gorn
Edition: Updated ed.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780801476082
Subjects: Boxing; Boxing matches; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-317) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: The English prize ring; title: Hats in the ring; title: The first American champions; title: The age of heroes; title: The meanings of prize fighting; title: Triumph and decline; title: "Fight like a gentleman, you son of a bitch, if you can"; title: The end of the bare-knuckle era; title: Epilogue: The manly art