Sweet William :
the life of Billy Conn /
Andrew O'Toole.
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Summary: | A biography of Billy Conn, a working-class Irishman from Pittsburg who became a national hero in the 1930s and 1940s after winning several lightweight boxing championships, and nearly defeating heavyweight champion Joe Louis. |
In collection: | Stephen Griffin Collection |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
c2008.
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Series: | Sport and society.
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Notes: | Dust jacket available. See entry for [Miscellaneous dust jackets removed from Stephen Griffin Collection items] in the NLI catalogue. Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-341) and index. Physical description: xi, 350 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. more |
ISBN: | 9780252032240 (cloth : alk. paper) 0252032241 (cloth : alk. paper) |