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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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The queen of the ring : |b sex, muscles, diamonds, and the making of an American legend / |c Jeff Leen. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Atlantic Monthly Press, |c 2009. | |
| 264 | 2 | |a [Berkeley, Calif.] : |b Publishers Group West | |
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| 300 | |a 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-356). | ||
| 520 | |a "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. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 1. |t Match of the Century -- |g 2. |t Millie Bliss -- |g 3. |t Billy Wolfe -- |g 4. |t Wrestling Men -- |g 5. |t Becoming Champion -- |g 6. |t Building the Business -- |g 7. |t "Pulchritude on Parade" -- |g 8. |t Mat Mamas Maul for Millions -- |g 9. |t Billy Wolfe's Harem -- |g 10. |t "The Public Likes the Puss" -- |g 11. |t Golden Age -- |g 12. |t Tragedy -- |g 13. |t Bout with Nell -- |g 14. |t Bout with Billy -- |g 15. |t Bout with June -- |g 16. |t Millie without Billy -- |g 17. |t Billy without Millie -- |g 18. |t Mildred Burke Productions -- |g Afterword. |t Millie's Girls -- |t List of Billy's Girls -- |t List of Millie's Girls. |
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