frankgotch

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Frank Gotch was world heavyweight wrestling champion from 1908 to 1915, the best known athlete of his era. He wrestled in the rough and tumble mining camps of Alaska, and in front of 31,000 fans in Chicago. Follow his story as he goes from Iowa farmboy to the most celebrated sports hero in America, and dies tragically at the age of 39. Frank Gotch rubbed shoulders with some of the most interesting figures in early American history. You will meet Teddy Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States; legendary wrestlers Farmer Burns and The Russian Lion; boxing champions James Jeffries, James Corbett and Jack Johnson; and Wyatt Earp, hero of the Old West. They're all here in the Story of Frank Gotch, the world's greatest wrestler! Mike Chapman is one of the nation's top wrestling historians. He has been named National Wrestling Writer of the Year four times and is director of the International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Newton, Iowa. He has been a newspaper editor and writer for 27 years. This is his 12th book.

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