In 1923, not long after oil had started gushing from northern Montana fields, real-estate sales in nearby Shelby were declining, dimming the little townOCOs prospects of becoming the OC Tulsa of the West.OCO Then the mayorOCOs son dreamed up a marketing ploy: offer to host heavyweight champion Jack DempseyOCOs next fight. What began as a publicity stunt soon spiraled into a civic drama unlike any Montana had ever seenOCoor ever would again. ShelbyOCOs Folly tells this story in full for the first time.
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In 1923, not long after oil had started gushing from northern Montana fields, real-estate sales in nearby Shelby were declining, dimming the little townOCOs prospects of becoming the OC Tulsa of the West.OCO Then the mayorOCOs son dreamed up a marketing ploy: offer to host heavyweight champion Jack DempseyOCOs next fight. What began as a publicity stunt soon spiraled into a civic drama unlike any Montana had ever seenOCoor ever would again. ShelbyOCOs Folly tells this story in full for the first time.
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New. One of the most preposterous series of events in boxing history. Num Pages: 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JJG; HBT; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304. 2012. Illustrated. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Fine in Fine jacket. American History Book is in excellent condition, as new. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket is as-new also. " A soap opera of financial intrique and chicanery, Shelby's Folly chronicles how Big Sky ambition and the scheming mind of Doc Kearns collided to produce one of the most preposterous series of events in boxing history."
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