Nonfiction
Slats: The Legend and Life of Jimmy Slattery
$19.95Price
Author: Rich Blake
6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
Black & White on Cream paper
382 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0692411438
ISBN-10: 0692411437
BISAC: Biography & Autobiography / Sports / GeneralHe was the personification of the Golden Era of sports in the boom/bust 1920’s and 30’s. Boxing legend Jimmy Slattery: sleek, handsome, lightning-fast. A phantom in the ring, “Slats” soared across the national stage like a comet- then crashed into oblivion. Discarded by the ages, this is the incredible true story of the Irish boy-wonder who captivated the boxing world at its peak.