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George Dixon, the short life of boxing's first Black world champion, 1870-1908, Jason Winders

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George Dixon, the short life of boxing's first Black world champion, 1870-1908, Jason Winders
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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George Dixon
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bibliography
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1243010928
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Jason Winders
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Sport, culture, and society
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the short life of boxing's first Black world champion, 1870-1908
Summary
"Biography of Canadian-born, Boston-raised boxer George Dixon (1870-1908), the first Black world champion of any sport and the first Black world boxing champion in any division"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction: Chelsea, Massachusetts, October 19, 1926 -- Origins -- Discovery -- Rise -- No Hamlet without Hamlet -- Perfect man in miniature -- Lost in excess -- In common sorrow -- Afterword: Forgotten legacy
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