Gotch: An American Hero
by Mike Chapman
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Author: Mike ChapmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-11-22
ISBN: 0967608007
Number of pages: 279
Publisher: Culture House Books
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Book Review: This book has tremendous research behind it
Summary: 5 Stars
Good grief.... reading the newspapers of the era shows how much the sportswriters DID buy into the fact that wrestling was NOT a work! Huge, front page stories, and move-by-move accounts of most of Gotch's biggest matches. When Gotch beat Tom Jenkins, the reporters were spellbound, calling it the most terrific sporting event ever seen in that state. Gotch's matches were huge for the day and President Roosevelt invited him to the White House where he made a Japanese martial arts expert tap out. In a new book coming out on Madea, called "The Tougehst Man Who Ever Lived," the authors go to great length to say a match between Gotch, a shooter, and Madea would have been the best showdown ever. How could that be if Gotch was a phoney worker? This reviewer needs to study the reports of the day and talk to some old-time hookers. Gotch was a hooker and a ferocious competitor. There is indisputable evidence that Hackenschmidt was still upset with the losses to Gotch 50 years later! Wow, was he still working the crowd? I spent 40 years researching this era and this man and have read everything I could and have talked to a dozen "old-timers," all of whom say Gotch was a pure shooter and the best ever. Thie previous reviewer is way off base.
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An historical novel based on the true life story of Frank Gotch, world heavyweight wrestling champion from 1908 to 1915. Gotch was the number one athlete of his era and as well known then as Michael Jordan is today. This book takes the reader on a nostalgic tour of the United States and professional athletics at the turn of the century and shortly thereafter.Biographies & Memoirs Books
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