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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: Boxing Lessons -- Introduction: Fight Night -- Part I. Gladiators of the Age of Contentment -- Chapter 1. “And the Winner�Television!� -- Chapter 2. “The Regular Friday Coaxial Bloodbath� -- Chapter 3. The Friday Night Fighters -- Part II. Indio -- Chapter 4. The Mexamerican -- Chapter 5. The Discovery of New York -- Chapter 6. Climb -- Chapter 7. The Tournament -- Chapter 8 .The Secret Government -- Chapter 9. Trouble -- Chapter 10. The Shot |
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Part III. The Hardest GameChapter 11. Bloodying the Sport -- Chapter 12. The Ship Goes Down -- Chapter 13. Changing Times -- Epilogue: Nightmares -- A Note on Sources -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
'Friday Night Fighter' relives a lost moment in American postwar history, when boxing ruled as one of the nation's most widely televised sports. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Ortega, Gaspar "Indio", 1935-
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Ortega, Gaspar "Indio", 1935- |
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Boxing -- Hispanic Americans -- History.
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Boxing. |
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Hispanic Americans. |
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History. |
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Television broadcasting of sports -- United States.
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Television broadcasting of sports. |
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United States. |
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Sports -- Hispanic Americans -- History.
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Sports. |
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Boxing -- United States -- History.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Gaspar "Indio" Ortega and the golden age of television boxing |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Friday night fighter Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press, 2013 9780252037375 (DLC) 2013933248 |
| ISBN |
9780252037375 |
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0252037375 |
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9780252094668 e-book |
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0252094662 |
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1299483232 |
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9781299483231 |
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