Bareknuckles: John L. Sullivan
by
Gary K. Weiand
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2008
The First Superstar tells how John L. Sullivan forged the link between media and sports by being such good copy that the papers of the 1880s couldn't help but report his every move. What Babe Ruth's homeruns were to baseball, Sullivan's knock-outs were to boxing, and Sullivan came first. The heavyweight...