Battling Siki: A Tale of Ring Fixes, Race, and Murder in the 1920s

By Peter Benson

Book Overview

Battling Siki (1887-1925) was once one of the four or five most recognizable black men in the world, and was written about in detail by such figures as Ring Lardner and his son John, Damon Runyon, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557288887
• ISBN13: 9781557288882
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 8.8"