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"Ballyhoo! is a history of professional wrestling's formative period in the U.S., from roughly 1874 to 1941, and the contested interplay of wrestlers and promoters who built the "sport" as we know it. During this period, the major conventions that would define wrestling to the present day were perfected and codified, as wrestling morphed from a rough sport practiced on farms and at town gatherings to melodramatic mass entertainment that reliably drew large crowds in cities across the nation"--

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780826222992
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 316
  • Published:
  • January 18, 2024
  • Dimensions:
  • 157x33x235 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 630 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: May 9, 2025

Description of Ballyhoo!

"Ballyhoo! is a history of professional wrestling's formative period in the U.S., from roughly 1874 to 1941, and the contested interplay of wrestlers and promoters who built the "sport" as we know it. During this period, the major conventions that would define wrestling to the present day were perfected and codified, as wrestling morphed from a rough sport practiced on farms and at town gatherings to melodramatic mass entertainment that reliably drew large crowds in cities across the nation"--

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