The lion and the eagle
Manson, Iain2008
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This book tells the story of the bare-knuckle prize fight between Tom Sayers and John Heenan which gripped England and the USA in 1860. The fighters, their handlers and the spectators avoided the police to watch the contest which was held in the Hampshire countryside.
Main title:
The lion and the eagle / Iain Manson.
Author:
Imprint:
Cheltenham : SportsBooks, 2008.
Collation:
256 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781899807673 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.830922796.830922796 BOX796 BOX BRIBRI 796 BOXBRI 796 BOX (Local studies)LOC
Local class:
796.830922SPORT/BOXING
Language:
English
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BRN:
732957