Ken Zimmerman Jr.

Broschiertes Buch

Gotch vs. Hackenscmidt

The Matches That Made and Destroyed Legitimate American Professional Wrestling

Herausgeber: Zimmerman, Tamara L

Beschreibung

In 1908, George Hackenschmidt, the touring World Champion for the past 8 years, wrestled Frank Gotch, the American Heavyweight Champion. This match turned professional wrestling into a massive spectator sport for the first time. However, the controversial rematch three years later led fans to stay away for the next decade and hastened the transition to worked exhibitions instead of legitimate contests.

Autor

Ken Zimmerman Jr. is the author of 22 non-fiction books including Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt, Double-Crossing the Gold Dust Trio and Evan "Strangler" Lewis. In addition to combat sports history, Ken has written true crime books on St. Louis, Missouri. Ken is a married father of three and grandfather of two, who lives outside St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to his interest in combat sports history, Ken holds rank in three martial arts including a 4th Degree black belt in Taekwondo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ken Zimmerman Jr.
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781087881577
• ISBN-10: 1087881579
• Artikelnr.: 64095616