{"product_id":"the-battle-of-the-century-dempsey-carpentier-and-the-birth-of-modern-promotion-hardcover","title":"The Battle of the Century: Dempsey, Carpentier, and the Birth of Modern Promotion - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Waltzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis exciting account of the 1921 heavyweight boxing title fight between champion Jack Dempsey and Frenchman Georges Carpentier relates how it originated and how it became a template for modern sports promotion.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmortalized as the battle of the century by Ring Lardner, the Dempsey-Carpentier heavyweight title bout marked America's first experience with the intersection of show business, high society, politics, and the underworld at a single sporting event. \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of the Century: Dempsey, Carpentier, and the Birth of Modern Promotion\u003c\/i\u003e offers the definitive history of this landmark event's genesis and impact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo explain why the fight had such a far-reaching influence on mass entertainment and modern culture, newspaperman Jim Waltzer invites readers to travel the path to the 1921 heavyweight championship. Along the way, they will meet a cast of outsize characters, including the savage defending champion (and alleged World War I slacker) Jack Dempsey, French pretty-boy war hero Georges Carpentier, promoter Tex Rickard, Dempsey's slippery manager Doc Kearns, and Jersey City boss Frank Hague. As the tale unfolds, so does an understanding of the forces that shaped the Roaring Twenties and established promotional hype as the MO of business.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Waltzer\u003c\/b\u003e, a longtime newspaper sports editor and freelance magazine writer, is the author of \u003ci\u003eTales of South Jersey: Profiles and Personalities\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eSound of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45906546229445,"sku":"9780313382444","price":104.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/cKc2xUj-5n9780313382444.webp?v=1771979571","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-battle-of-the-century-dempsey-carpentier-and-the-birth-of-modern-promotion-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}