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001 2012018429
003 DLC
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008 120525s2012 ncua b 001 0deng
010 $a 2012018429
020 $a9780786470037 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0786470038 (softcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn761369313
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$dYDX$dYDXCP$dBTCTA$dOCLCO$dDLC
043 $an-us-ca
050 00 $aGV1125$b.L25 2012
082 00 $a796.83097946109041$223
100 1 $aLang, Arne K.
245 14 $aThe Nelson-Wolgast fight and the San Francisco boxing scene, 1900-1914 /$cArne K. Lang.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2012.
300 $ax, 189 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"15,000 braved chilly, rainy conditions to witness a boxing match pitting lightweight champion Oscar "Battling" Nelson against Adolphus "Ad" Wolgast. Spectators were rewarded with a battle unchallenged as the most brutal fight of all time. Volume recaptures that historic fight while vividly illuminating the backdrop and confluence of geographic, historic, political forces making it all possible"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aBoxing matches$zCalifornia$zSan Francisco$xHistory.
600 10 $aNelson, Oscar,$d1882-1954.
600 10 $aWolgast, Ad,$d1888-1955.
650 0 $aBoxers (Sports)$zUnited States$vBiography.