Barney Ross

Author : Douglas Century
Publisher : Random House LLC
ISBN 13 : 0805242236
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barney Ross written by Douglas Century and published by Random House LLC. This book was released on 2006 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profile of one of the most colorful sports figures of the twentieth century follows the life and career of boxer Barney Ross, from his youth as the child of Eastern European immigrants in a tough Chicago neighborhood and his hardscrabble early life, to his successful boxing career, exploits as a combat Marine during World War II, campaign against drug abuse, and fervent support of a Jewish state. 25,000 first printing.

Author : Douglas Century
Publisher : Schocken
ISBN 13 : 0805242724
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barney Ross written by Douglas Century and published by Schocken. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Jewish Encounter series Born Dov-Ber Rasofsky to Eastern European immigrant parents, Barney Ross grew up in a tough Chicago neighborhood and witnessed his father’s murder, his mother’s nervous breakdown, and the dispatching of his three younger siblings to an orphanage, all before he turned fourteen. To make enough money to reunite the family, Ross became a petty thief, a gambler, a messenger boy for Al Capone, and, eventually, an amateur boxer. Turning professional at nineteen, he would capture the lightweight, junior welterweight, and welterweight titles over the course of a ten-year career. Ross began his career as the scrappy “Jew kid,” ended it as an American sports icon, and went on to become a hero during World War II, earning a Silver Star for his heroic actions at Guadalcanal. While recovering from war wounds and malaria he became addicted to morphine, but with fierce effort he ultimately kicked his habit and then campaigned fervently against drug abuse. And the fighter who brought his father’s religious books to training camp also retained powerful ties to the world from which he came. Ross worked for the creation of a Jewish state, running guns to Palestine and offering to lead a brigade of Jewish American war veterans. This first biography of one of the most colorful boxers of the twentieth century is a galvanizing account of an emblematic life: a revelation of both an extraordinary athlete and a remarkable man.

Author : Jeffrey Sussman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442269332
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Max Baer and Barney Ross written by Jeffrey Sussman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows the lives and careers of two Jewish boxers, Max Baer and Barney Ross. Fighting in the 1920s and 1930s when anti-Semitism was rampant, American Jews found symbols of strength and courage in these two world champions. This book provides a vivid picture of Baer and Ross as they fought opponents in the ring and prejudice outside it.

Author : Janelle McCulloch
Publisher : Images Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781864702293
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ross Barney Architects written by Janelle McCulloch and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architect Carol Ross Barney founded her own firm in 1981. Throughout the past 25 years of Ross Barney Jankowski and now Ross Barney Architects, the office has grown to a 35-person firm that places special emphasis on the process of design. The team invol

Author : Douglas Century
Publisher : Schocken
ISBN 13 : 080521173X
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barney Ross written by Douglas Century and published by Schocken. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Jewish Encounter series Born Dov-Ber Rasofsky to Eastern European immigrant parents, Barney Ross grew up in a tough Chicago neighborhood and witnessed his father’s murder, his mother’s nervous breakdown, and the dispatching of his three younger siblings to an orphanage, all before he turned fourteen. To make enough money to reunite the family, Ross became a petty thief, a gambler, a messenger boy for Al Capone, and, eventually, an amateur boxer. Turning professional at nineteen, he would capture the lightweight, junior welterweight, and welterweight titles over the course of a ten-year career. Ross began his career as the scrappy “Jew kid,” ended it as an American sports icon, and went on to become a hero during World War II, earning a Silver Star for his heroic actions at Guadalcanal. While recovering from war wounds and malaria he became addicted to morphine, but with fierce effort he ultimately kicked his habit and then campaigned fervently against drug abuse. And the fighter who brought his father’s religious books to training camp also retained powerful ties to the world from which he came. Ross worked for the creation of a Jewish state, running guns to Palestine and offering to lead a brigade of Jewish American war veterans. This first biography of one of the most colorful boxers of the twentieth century is a galvanizing account of an emblematic life: a revelation of both an extraordinary athlete and a remarkable man.

Author : Barney Ross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Man Stands Alone written by Barney Ross and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ken Blady
Publisher : SP Books
ISBN 13 : 9780933503878
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame written by Ken Blady and published by SP Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Binnie Klein
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438430035
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blows to the Head written by Binnie Klein and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative tale of an unlikely contender and her midlife transformation through boxing.

Author : Jack Newfield
Publisher : UNET 2 Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0974020109
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life and Crimes of Don King written by Jack Newfield and published by UNET 2 Corporation. This book was released on 2003 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new, updated edition of Jack Newfield's hard-hitting unauthorized biography of boxing kingpin Don King, source of the Emmy-winning film starring Ving Rhames. With a new epilogue. Working his way out of a life of street crime and numbers running - and jail time for manslaughter - King rose to become a powerhouse in the fight game, outnegotiated corporate giants, fleeced the treasuries of entire countries, and amassed a vast personal fortune while ruining the lives and careers of some of boxing's greatest champions. The dying words of the man King stomped to death on the streets of Cleveland in 1966 - Don, I'll pay you the money! - became the motif for Don King's ascendancy.

Author : Tony Ross
Publisher : Random House Uk Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781842700587
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big, Bad Barney Bear written by Tony Ross and published by Random House Uk Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moose takes a job on a building site, only to find that the best shovel, the biggest mug, and most comfy chair all belong to Big Bad Barney Bear, and no one else must use them. Moose sets off to find Big Bad Barney Bear and settle the score . . . A classic Tony Ross book re-issued due to popular demand.