Friday night fighter : Gaspar "Indio" Ortega and the golden age of television boxing /

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'Friday Night Fighter' relives a lost moment in American postwar history, when boxing ruled as one of the nation's most widely televised sports.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rondinone, Troy, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press, 2013.
Temas:
Ortega, Gaspar "Indio", > 1935-
Boxing > Hispanic Americans > History.
Television broadcasting of sports > United States.
Sports > Hispanic Americans > History.
Boxing > United States > History.
Boxe > Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Histoire.
Émissions sportives télévisées > États-Unis.
Sports > Américains d'origine latino-américaine > Histoire.
Boxe > États-Unis > Histoire.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Boxing.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing.
Television broadcasting of sports.
United States.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface: Boxing Lessons
  • Introduction: Fight Night
  • Part I. Gladiators of the Age of Contentment
  • Chapter 1. “And the Winnerâ€?Television!â€?
  • Chapter 2. “The Regular Friday Coaxial Bloodbathâ€?
  • Chapter 3. The Friday Night Fighters
  • Part II. Indio
  • Chapter 4. The Mexamerican
  • Chapter 5. The Discovery of New York
  • Chapter 6. Climb
  • Chapter 7. The Tournament
  • Chapter 8 .The Secret Government
  • Chapter 9. Trouble
  • Chapter 10. The Shot
  • Part III. The Hardest GameChapter 11. Bloodying the Sport
  • Chapter 12. The Ship Goes Down
  • Chapter 13. Changing Times
  • Epilogue: Nightmares
  • A Note on Sources
  • Notes
  • Index

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