w.k. stratton
the fighting lifeof boxing’sinvisible champion
“Revives the life of a boxer who was larger outside the ring than within it.”
—GAY TALESE
Houghton Mif in Harcourt
BOSTON NEW YORK2012
FloydPatterson
THE FIGHTING LIFE
of
BOXING’S INVISIBLECHAMPION
W. K. STRATTON
Copyright © 2012 by W. K. Stratton All rights reserved For inormation about permission to reproduce selections rom this book, write to Permissions, Houghton Mif in Harcourt Publishing Company,215 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10003. www.hmhbooks.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available.
isbn
978-0-15-101430-9
Book design by Brian Moore
Printed in the United States o America
doc
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The author is grateul or permission to quote rom the ollowing sources: Letter rom ArchieMoore to Floyd Patterson, reprinted by permission o J’Marie Moore. “The Fight: Patterson vs.Liston” © 1963 by James Baldwin. Originally published in
Nugget.
Copyright renewed. Collectedin
The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings by James Baldwin,
published by PantheonBooks. Reprinted by arrangement with the James Baldwin Estate.
Search History:
Result 00 of 00
00 results for result for
p.
Floyd Patterson by W.K. Stratton
The powerful story of boxing legend Floyd Patterson, civil rights activist, national icon, and the youngest man to win the World Heavyweight Champion title, and the first to ever win the title twice, from critically acclaimed author W.K. Stratton.
467
Reads
1
Readcasts
104
Embed Views
More From This User
Notes
Load more
