The Main Event: Boxing in Nevada from the Mining Camps to the Las Vegas Strip
(Part of the Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History Series)
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Richard O. Davies won Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Bronze Medal in Sports for The Main Event: Boxing in Nevada from the Mining Camps to the Las Vegas Strip. Davies' book was chosen as one of the best indie books of 2014. As the twentieth century dawned, bare-knuckle prizefighting was transforming into the popular sport of boxing, yet simultaneously it was banned as immoral in many locales. Nevada was the first...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0874179289
ISBN13:9780874179286
Release Date:April 2014
Publisher:University of Nevada Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"
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