Wrestlers in History is an insightful account of the essence and spirit of wrestling, and how the sport has influenced the thinking, the behavior, and lives of mankind over the centuries. The book chronicles the exploits and personalities of numerous amateur and professional wrestlers. The treatise contrasts wrestling with other sports and extols its merits. The author wrestled early in the 1940s and relates how the rules of the sport differed before and afterward. The different styles of wrestling seen centuries ago as ...
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Wrestlers in History is an insightful account of the essence and spirit of wrestling, and how the sport has influenced the thinking, the behavior, and lives of mankind over the centuries. The book chronicles the exploits and personalities of numerous amateur and professional wrestlers. The treatise contrasts wrestling with other sports and extols its merits. The author wrestled early in the 1940s and relates how the rules of the sport differed before and afterward. The different styles of wrestling seen centuries ago as well as practiced globally today are described within biographies of the participants. The book will appeal to those who are curious about "mankind's oldest and greatest sport." It is a thoughtful book with revealing biographies of Pythagoras, Lincoln, Muldoon, Washington, and many more luminaries that captures the ethos and times of wrestlers in history.
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Add this copy of Wrestlers in History: Real People and Legends to cart. $450.00, very good condition, Sold by Bookem2009 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rochester, WI, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Ideas into Books WESTVIEW.
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Very Good. Pb, 2010, First Ed, Inscribed by Author, (first name) some minor shelf/edge-wear, very nice clean text, no underlining/highlighting, very nice condition, binding tight, SKU-A102-AHPLI-8/17, A small family business committed to BIG service!
