The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky
by Tulchinsky, Karen X
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1551925567
- ISBN 13
- 9781551925561
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver BC: Polestar/Raincoast Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1551925567 . 1.7 x 8.6 x 5.6 Inches; 495 pages; "In researching the life of his boxer father Sonny, historian Moses Lapinsky uncovers a pivotal event. On a hot Toronto night in 1933, at an amateur baseball game at Christie Pits field, four Nazi youths flashed a large black swastika, shouting "Heil Hitler!" Within seconds, a group of Jewish youths charged at them, trying to grab the flag. One of the Nazi youths snatches back the banner and breaks free, running with the flag through the park, setting off a four-hour race riot involving 15,000 people, injuring hundreds, and sending scores to the hospital. In this panoramic novel, Karen X. Tulchinsky traces the fortunes of the Lapinskys from the evening of the riots through World War II and into the 1950s. It is then, in a boxing ring at Madison Square Garden, that Sonny Lapinsky must decide whether or not to reconcile with a family torn apart by a violent past, a decision that will affect generations to come, including his son and future biographer, Moses. Set against the Great Depression, race riots, and World War II, this family saga about a Jewish boy-cum-champion boxer is filled with humor, sorrow, bravery, folly, and the stuff of everyday life." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15011
- Title
- The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky
- Author
- Tulchinsky, Karen X
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1551925567
- ISBN 13
- 9781551925561
- Publisher
- Polestar/Raincoast Books
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- 1551925567, Boxing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction / Canadian;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.