In the Golden Age of boxing, Marvin Camel-a mixed blood from the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana-defied all obstacles of race, poverty, and geographical isolation to become the first Native American to win a world boxing title. Complex and wildly charismatic, Camel combined tremendous physical talent with staggering self-discipline-forged by the sting of his father's belt-to claw his way to the top, twice winning world titles in the newly minted...