
Shooting or Working?
The History of the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
Ken Zimmerman(Author)
Kenneth Zimmerman(Editor)
IngramSpark (Publisher)
Published on 19. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-0881-0807-9 (ISBN)
Description
Lewis, Burns, Jenkins and Gotch, Legendary Wrestlers of the Legitimate Era
In January 1881, Edwin Bibby defeated Duncan C. Ross to establish the first American based title, the American Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. For the next forty-two years, the best wrestlers in American competed for the prestigious title.
However, the true history of the American title is not nearly as clear. This book looks at the big title matches and champions to establish a clearer picture of the championship.
Learn the true history of the first catch wrestling championship in the United States.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
443 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0881-0807-9 (9781088108079)
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Persons
Ken Zimmerman Jr. is the author of 22 non-fiction books including Gotch vs. Hackenschmidt, Double-Crossing the Gold Dust Trio and Evan "Strangler" Lewis. In addition to combat sports history, Ken has written true crime books on St. Louis, Missouri. Ken is a married father of three and grandfather of two, who lives outside St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to his interest in combat sports history, Ken holds rank in three martial arts including a 4th Degree black belt in Taekwondo.