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Title Town, USA: Boxing in Upstate New York - Couverture souple

Baker, Mark Allen

 
9781596297692: Title Town, USA: Boxing in Upstate New York
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1596297697 ISBN 13 : 9781596297692
Editeur : History Press, 2010

Synopsis

Canastota, New York, at the epicenter of Upstate New York's rich boxing heritage, is home to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Having produced some of boxing's most prominent pugilists, including Carmen Basilio and Billy Backus, the area has also hosted many legendary fighters, including Jack Britton, Harry Greb, Sam Langford and Tommy Ryan. Many boxing dreams have come true here through title fights and epic ring rivalries. Author Mark Allen Baker tells the story of those thunder gods of the ring and the fights that made them famous, finally settling the score: Canastota is Title Town, USA.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mark Allen Baker is a former business executive (General Electric/Genigraphics Corporation, assistant to the president and CEO), author (fifteen books), historian and writer (over two hundred articles). A graduate of the State University of New York, with postgraduate work completed at MIT, RIT and George Washington University, his expertise has been referenced in numerous periodicals, including USA Today, Sports Illustrated and Money magazine. Following his 1997 book, Goldmine's Price Guide to Rock & Roll Memorabilia, he appeared as a co-host on the VH-1 series Rock Collectors. Baker has also been a featured speaker at many events, including the Hemingway Days Festival and Writers Conference in Key West, Florida. He may also be familiar to some as the former co-owner of Bleachers Restaurant & Sports Bar (Liverpool, New York). Acting as a historian for the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Baker is the only individual who has been a volunteer, chairperson and sponsor of an Induction Weekend event, both inside and outside the village of Canastota. He has also published artwork, articles and books related to the museum. Baker turns his attention to the hardwood for a book about basketball to be published in the fall of 2010.

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Éditeur
History Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1596297697
ISBN 13 
9781596297692
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
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Personne responsable
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