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George Dixon : The Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870-1908
Author
Title
George Dixon : The Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870-1908 / Jason Winders.
ISBN
9781610757522
9781682261774
9781682261781
Publication
Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, [2021]
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©[2021]
Physical Description
1 online resource (306 pages).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"Biography of Canadian-born, Boston-raised boxer George Dixon (1870-1908), the first Black world champion of any sport and the first Black world boxing champion in any division"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 17, 2023
Series
Sport, culture, and society
Contents
Introduction: Chelsea, Massachusetts, October 19, 1926
Origins
Discovery
Rise
No Hamlet without Hamlet
Perfect man in miniature
Lost in excess
In common sorrow
Afterword: Forgotten legacy.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Biographies.
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Project Muse. distributor
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