Jeff Leen

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The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American LegendPaperback, 13 July 2010

The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend
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Print Length
368 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Grove Press
Date Published
13 Jul 2010
ISBN-10
0802144829
ISBN-13
9780802144829

Description

The Queen of the Ring is the story of Mildred Burke, the longest reigning champion of female wrestling. In this in-depth account, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen pulls back the curtain on a forgotten era when a petite midwesterner used her beauty and brawn to dominate America's most masculine sport.
At only five feet two, Mildred Burke was an unlikely candidate for the ring. A waitress barely scraping by on Depression-era tips, she saw her way out when she attended her first wrestling match. When women were still struggling for equality with men, Burke regularly fought--and beat--male wrestlers. Rippling with muscle and dripping with diamonds, she walked the fine line between pin-up beauty and hardened brawler.
An unforgettable slice of Americana, The Queen of the Ring captures the golden age of wrestling, when one gritty, glamorous woman rose through the ranks to take her place in athletic history.

Product Details

Author:
Jeff Leen
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
13 July 2010
Dimensions:
20.83 x 13.72 x 2.79 cm
ISBN-10:
0802144829
ISBN-13:
9780802144829
Language:
English
Location:
New York
Pages:
368
Publisher:
Weight:
430.91 gm

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