The Life And Adventures Of Ben Hogan, The Wickedest Man In The World. Containing A Full Account Of His Thrilling And Remarkable Experiences, Together With A Complete Report Of His Triumphs In The Prize Ring, And His Career In The Oil Regions In The Far We
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
22.03.2021
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
326
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/1,9 cm
Gewicht
531 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5450-496-9
Brash, elusive, and made for headlines, Ben Hogan barrels through the rough-and-tumble imagination of the late nineteenth century. Danger is his daily trade. George Francis Trainer delivers a sensational adventure biography with the breathless pace of a nineteenth century dime novel and the grit of true-to-era reportage. Told as a pulp frontier adventure tale, Hogan's legend ranges from prize ring boxing exploits to oil boom frontier life in the American West oilfields, then outward again into hard weather and adventures on the sea. The appeal lies in its velocity: swaggering ambition, risk, reinvention, and the public appetite for notorious men. Read today, it is also a vivid artefact of gilded age America, where enterprise and scandal, sport and speculation, could turn a life into folklore. For lovers of Victorian sensational literature, and for readers who simply want a compulsive ride, this classic dime novel reprint captures the era's raw entertainments without losing its bite. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today, a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Presented as the complete original text, it is an essential find for dime novel collectors and a compelling window onto popular storytelling at full volume.
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