Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boxing
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
History of the Great Fight Between Spring & Langan
Author: Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies
Author: Matthew BrownPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1800855028
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Between 1810 and 1825, 7,000 English, Scottish and Irish mercenaries sailed to Gran Colombia to fight against Spanish colonial rule under the rebel forces of Simón Bolívar. Their motives were mixed. Some travelled for money, others travelled for honour. Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies explores the lives of these men – their encounters with other soldiers, indigenous people, local women and slaves – as recounted in documents that fall outside the usual remit of military, political and economic historians. Matthew Brown considers the social and cultural aspects of the presence of these ‘foreigners’, and shows how they were an essential part of the revolution which eventually gave South America its freedom. Using archival research from England, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Colombia, Adventuring Through Spanish Colonies clearly shows the active role that these mercenaries, informal outriders of the British Empire, played in the creation of Latin America as we know it today.
An Illustrated History of Boxing
Author: Nat FleischerPublisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 9780806522012
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Updated by Nigel Collins, author of "Boxing Babylon", this classic "bible of boxing" has been continuously in print since 1959. Here in one stunning volume is the vast panorama of the "sweet science", from bare-knuckle fighting through the rise of Lennox Lewis. Photos throughout.
History of the Great International Contest Between Heenan and Sayers at Farnborough on the 17th April, 1860
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Boxers (Sports)
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue. Series II, Phase I, 1816-1870
Author: Avero Publications LimitedPublisher:
ISBN: 9780907977407
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The Portfolio of Entertaining & Instructive Varieties in History, Literature, Fine Arts, Etc. ...
Author: The Outlook
Author: Prizefighting
Author: Arne K. LangPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786492442
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This work brings a fresh perspective to the history of modern prizefighting, a sport which has evolved over several centuries to become one of mankind's most lasting and valued sporting attractions. With his primary focus outside the ropes, the author shows how organizers, publicity agents, and political allies overcame both legal and moral roadblocks to make fisticuffing a lively commercial enterprise. The book begins with the clandestine bare-knuckle fights in eighteenth-century London, and ends with the vibrant, large-scale productions of modern Las Vegas "fight nights." Along the way, he explains many of the myths about antiquarian prizefighters, describes the origins of slave fight folklore, and examines the forces that transformed Las Vegas into the world's leading venue for important fights.
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Author: Charles HuttPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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