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A Flame of Pure Fire: Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s Paperback - 2000
by Roger Kahn
An award-winning sports writer and friend of Dempsey's tells the extraordinary story the heavyweight champion of the world from 1919 to 1927. Kahn not only chronicles the brutal bouts of the "Manassa Mauler" but also illustrates how the raucous 1920s shaped Dempsey and the mark he left on American history. Two 8-page photo inserts.
Summary
From 1919 to 1927, Jack Dempsey was the heavyweight champion of the world. With his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, he was a fighter perfectly suited to the Roaring '20s. In A Flame of Pure Fire, award-winning and renowned sports writer Roger Kahn, a personal friend of Dempsey's, tells the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to maturity in a blaze of strength and exuberance. With passion and precision, Kahn not only chronicles the thrilling, brutal bouts of the "Manassa Mauler" but also illustrates how the wild and raucous 1920s shaped Dempsey, and how the champ, in turn, left an indelible mark on sports and American history. An accomplished and insightful observation on how sports can measure a society's evolution, Roger Kahn finds the heart of America in the story of the most famous athlete of his time, the man John Lardner once called "a flame of pure fire, at last a hero."
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- Title A Flame of Pure Fire: Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s
- Author Roger Kahn
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 496
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-09-14
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780156014144 / 0156014149
- Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.6 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1920's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Boxers (Sports) - United States, Dempsey, Jack
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
"One doesn't have to be a fan of boxing to be enthralled by this story of a nice guy who didn't finish last."—The New Yorker
"An intoxicating panoply of legends and heroes, surely one of the most solid and delightful sporting histories of recent times."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"An intoxicating panoply of legends and heroes, surely one of the most solid and delightful sporting histories of recent times."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Citations
- New York Times, 12/03/2000, Page 109
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