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Barney Ross
The Life of a Jewish Fighter
by Douglas Century
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In this biography of the great pugilist (and war hero) Barney Ross, Douglas Century reveals a colorful, vanished world of sport: the Depression-era days of boxing, when Jewish, Italian, and Irish fighters, eager to escape the streets and make something of themselves, pummeled each other before a raucous, partisan, and highly volatile fan base. Barnet Rasofsky grew up in Chicago the son of a rabbi, and while he Anglicized his name to Barney Ross, he was always identified with his Jewish background. Century captures the spit and sawdust of the ring and the gym, while also considering Jewish themes and history in this book, which is published by Schocken books as part of the Jewish Encounters series.
Available editions of Barney Ross
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9780805242232,
Hardcover,
Schocken Books,
2006
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9780805211733,
Paperback,
Schocken Books,
2009
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Publisher Notes
This profile follows the life and career of Jewish boxer Barney Ross, from his youth as the child of Eastern European immigrants in a tough Chicago neighborhood to his successful boxing career, exploits as a combat Marine during World War II, campaign against drugs, and support of a Jewish state. Reprint.
Media Reviews
"[T]his is an excellent story of a man and his times. And proof positive that time does not relinquish its hold over men and monuments. In a sport devoted to fashioning halos for its superstars, Ross wore a special nimbus, and this book properly fits him for that. The sport of boxing could surely use another Barney Ross today."
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