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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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Main Author: Leen, Jeff (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Burke, Mildred.
Women wrestlers > United States > Biography.
Wrestlers > United States > Biography.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Match of the Century
  • 2. Millie Bliss
  • 3. Billy Wolfe
  • 4. Wrestling Men
  • 5. Becoming Champion
  • 6. Building the Business
  • 7. "Pulchritude on Parade"
  • 8. Mat Mamas Maul for Millions
  • 9. Billy Wolfe's Harem
  • 10. "The Public Likes the Puss"
  • 11. Golden Age
  • 12. Tragedy
  • 13. Bout with Nell
  • 14. Bout with Billy
  • 15. Bout with June
  • 16. Millie without Billy
  • 17. Billy without Millie
  • 18. Mildred Burke Productions
  • Afterword. Millie's Girls
  • List of Billy's Girls
  • List of Millie's Girls.

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