{"product_id":"jack-dempsey-9780252071485","title":"Jack Dempsey","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeavyweight Champion of the World from 1919 to 1926, Jack Dempsey began his boxing career as a skinny boy of sixteen, riding the rails and participating in hastily staged saloon bouts against miners and lumberjacks. This biography charts the life and career of a man widely regarded as one of the toughest ever to enter the ring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In a creative and flowing literary style, but with keen attention to detail and judicious analyses of his material, Roberts approaches the heralded heavyweight champion as a legend and symbol of his age... Jack Dempsey: The Manassa Mauler is a first-rate slice of Americana. It is fresh, witty, entertaining, and serious.\" --Washington Post Book World","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400473682263,"sku":"9780252071485","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252071485.jpg?v=1730470772","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jack-dempsey-9780252071485","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}