The queen of the ring sex, muscles, diamonds, and the making of an American legend
"The Queen of the Ring is the astounding but little-known story of Mildred Burke, the longest reigning champion of female wrestling. In his extraordinarily researched account, Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist Jeff Leen pulls back the curtain on a forgotten era of American history--a time when a pe...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atlantic Monthly Press,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | "The Queen of the Ring is the astounding but little-known story of Mildred Burke, the longest reigning champion of female wrestling. In his extraordinarily researched account, Pulitzer Prize--winning journalist Jeff Leen pulls back the curtain on a forgotten era of American history--a time when a petite Midwesterner used her beauty and brawn to captivate audiences across the globe and dominate America's most masculine sport"--Page 2 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-356). |
| ISBN: | 9780802144829 0802144829 9780802118820 0802118828 |
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