Author Talk and Signing, Jeffrey Sussman “Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science” In Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science, Jeffrey Sussman tells the story of the coercive and criminal underside of boxing, covering nearly the entire twentieth century. He profiles some of its most infamousContinue reading “Author Talk: Jeffrey Sussman, “Boxing & The Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science””
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Author Talk, Peter Wood, “The Boy Who Hit Back”
“When Matt discovers a dark secret about Barlow, an ex-prizefighter, he’s convinced he is the only person who can save him and risks everything in the process. As Matt sinks deeper into New York City’s skid-row, a hell-hole infested with liars, cheats, thugs, depravity, kidnapping, and death, he discovers that sometimes, the brightest lights comeContinue reading “Author Talk, Peter Wood, “The Boy Who Hit Back””
The Rise of Rocky Graziano
Author Talk – Rocky Graziano: Fists, Fame, and Fortune
Join the East Hampton Library as he discusses his newest book, Rocky Graziano: Fists, Fame, and Fortune. In the book, Jeffrey Sussman tells the rags-to-riches story of Tommy Rocco Barbella, who came to be known as Rocky Graziano. The first biography of Graziano in over 60 years, this book will bring his story to aContinue reading “Author Talk – Rocky Graziano: Fists, Fame, and Fortune”
Max Baer & Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing. Jeffrey Sussman @ East Hampton Library
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Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing”
When Jewish Boxers Were Symbolic Warriors Against Anti-Semitism Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing” Sat 12/3 1-3 PM In the 1920s and 30s, anti-Semitism was rife in the United States and Europe. Jews needed symbols of strength and demonstrations of courage against their enemies, andContinue reading “Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing””
Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing”
Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing” Sat 12/3 1-3 PM In the 1920s and 30s, anti-Semitism was rife in the United States and Europe. Jews needed symbols of strength and demonstrations of courage against their enemies, and they found both in two champions of boxing:Continue reading “Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing””
Lou Stillman’s Filthy Gym
A recent article by Jeffrey Sussman, author of the forthcoming book “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing” http://easthamptonstar.com/Opinion/20161006/Lou-Stillmans-Filthy-Gym-Jeffrey-Sussman
Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing”
Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing” Sat 12/3 1-3 PM In the 1920s and 30s, anti-Semitism was rife in the United States and Europe. Jews needed symbols of strength and demonstrations of courage against their enemies, and they found both in two champions of boxing:Continue reading “Author talk with Jeffrey Sussman, author of “Max Baer and Barney Ross, Jewish Heroes of Boxing””
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