| Wrestling to Rasslin': Ancient Sport to American Spectacle Contributor(s): Morton, Gerald W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879723246 ISBN-13: 9780879723248 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2005 Annotation: "Wrestling to Rasslin'" traces the roots of one of man's oldest competitive sports. Beginning in sporting bars in the late 1800s and graduating to Barnum sideshow tents, wrestling has thrilled the world over with such early athletes as William Muldoon, George Hackenschmidt, and Tom Jenkins. After World War II and the advent of television, wrestling took a turn toward the dramatic, emphasizing conflicts between good and evil. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Wrestling - Sports & Recreation | History - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 796.812 |
| LCCN: 85070425 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.5" W x 8.58" (0.54 lbs) 170 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wrestling to Rasslin' traces the roots of one of man's oldest competitive sports. Beginning in sporting bars in the late 1800s and graduating to Barnum sideshow tents, wrestling has thrilled the world over with such early athletes as William Muldoon, George Hackenschmidt, and Tom Jenkins. After World War II and the advent of television, wrestling took a turn toward the dramatic, emphasizing conflicts between good and evil. |