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The Complete Jack Dempsey Kindle Edition

by Damon Runyon (Author), Paul Duncan (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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From 1917 to 1946, Damon Runyon, one of America’s greatest writers, followed and befriended Jack Dempsey, one of America’s greatest sportsmen, and now, for the first time, almost 200 reports of their interviews, meetings, opinions, and whimsy, as well as Dempsey’s fights, are gathered together for the first time. Boxer Jack Dempsey and author Damon Runyon crossed paths frequently and often, from Jack’s ascension to the gloried heights of world champion after triumphing over Jess Willard in Toledo in 1919, to his victories in the resined ring against Tommy Gibbons and Luis Ángel Firpo in 1923.In subsequent years Dempsey profited from his position as the “King of Fistiana,” as Runyon described him, until the loss of Jack’s crown to Gene Tunney in 1926. There followed the comeback fight with Jack Sharkey in 1927, and the second controversial defeat to Tunney a few months later (in what has been called The Battle of the Long Count). But Dempsey persisted with a grueling tour of exhibition fights through Depression-era America, followed by a restless life as a businessman and referee. The events of Dempsey’s life have been the subject of heated arguments that have been reheated numerous times by all and sundry, yet Runyon has the advantage over other commentators by dint of having actually been there, ringside, in the gym, in the dressing rooms, offices and cafes, with Dempsey before and after the fights to give a unique and privileged view of events as they happened. This book, which collects three previously published volumes under one cover (1:A TALE OF TWO FISTS; 2: THE CHAMPION; and 3: KING OF FISTIANA) provides a definitive glimpse into the life and times of Jack Dempsey, who lost his crown but never lost the love and affection of the fans, and could, for many years, legitimately claim to be the most popular sportsman in the world. The Author: Damon Runyon became a worldwide literary figure after the publication and subsequent film adaptations (like Guys and Dolls) of his Broadway short stories in the 1930s, but before, during and after that time he was first and foremost one of America’s greatest newspaper columnists. The Editor: Paul Duncan has edited and written over 150 books achieving sales of over one million copies worldwide.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B093QGXPF9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wordsmith (April 27, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 27, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 53753 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 670 pages
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Paul Duncan

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I share my passions for films, mystery fiction and comics by publishing, editing and writing books and magazines. I spent my teenage years publishing 'Ark: The Comics Magazine' (1980-1990) and writing graphic novels ('Second City', 'Overload', 'Beautiful People'), before co-founding 'Crime Time' magazine (1995-present), and editing 'The Third Degree: Crime Writers In Conversation', as well as writing some mystery short stories. It was during this time that I discovered the fantastic fiction of Gerald Kersh, who I have championed ever since through many articles and short story collections. (He's famous for the novel 'Night and the City', which was turned into a fantastic Film Noir by Jules Dassin in 1950.) One day, I'll even finish Kersh's biography. Promise.

I founded Pocket Essentials in 1999, edited around 50 titles in the series, and wrote eight of them, including 'Martin Scorsese', 'Alfred Hitchcock', 'Film Noir' and 'Noir Fiction'. This brought me to the attention of the illustrious Mr. Benedikt Taschen, who took me under his wing and told me to make film books. Since 2003, I have carried out his wishes by editing over 50 film books for TASCHEN, big and small, including the award-winning 'The Ingmar Bergman Archives,' 'The James Bond Archives,' 'The Charlie Chaplin Archives' and 'The Star Wars Archives.' I've even written a couple of them. Yesterday, somebody told me I had the best job in the world, and I think they are correct.

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Ron Levao
5.0 out of 5 stars Runyon's Dempsey
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2023
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A great book to read through. Since I didn't buy (or even know about) the first two installments, I was glad to purchase the whole thing in one big paperback. A bit pricey at $35 but decently produced on OK paper and binding with print only a little too faint. Given his writing style and the limits of sports columns, one is not surprised to find Runyon sacrificing psychological insight for glibness and occasional formulaic accounting & digressive padding, but he generally writes with confidence, vigor and sharp predictive powers about the truly great (but not perfect) fighter in front of him. He knew Dempsey before he was the Manassa Mauler (a nickname Runyon invented) and getting his first-hand take on the fight scene in general is a treat. My only criticism is I wish there were more documentation about where these many columns appeared. There are dates for many, but were they published in all Hearst papers (Kane loved his work)? Or just in the New York American? The Omaha Bee?). There are a few (very few) illustrations, but I would also have liked a few neswpaper-page reprints, to see them in their original glory and context. That said, it's a book that will be by my side through the coming Winter! Nicely done.
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Sean Newman
1.0 out of 5 stars Greedy greedy greedy
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2021
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Author released first two parts on kindle, now wants to hold the third part out so people will buy this omnibus for the absurd price of $25. No thanks.
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