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At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing : A Library of America Special Publication by Kimball, George (editor); Schulian, John (Editor); (Introduction), Colum McCann is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing : A Library of America Special Publication about?
<b>A collection of essays by James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, and other beloved American writers on the primal contest in the boxing ring—and the crazy carnival world outside it</b><br><br> From neighborhood gyms and smoke-filled arenas to star-studded casinos and exotic locales, American writers have chronicled unforgettable stories about determination and dissipation, about great champions and punch-drunk has-beens, about colorful entourages and outrageous promoters, and, inevitably along the way
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- Author
- Kimball, George (editor); Schulian, John (Editor); (Introduction), Colum McCann
- Publisher
- Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Group (USA), Library of America
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781598530926
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Sports, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 4.32 / 5 (102 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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