Accepted : how the first gay superstar changed WWE / Pat Patterson with Bertrand Hébert ; foreword by Vincent K. McMahon.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Toronto, ON : ECW Press, [2016]Description: xii, 258 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781770412934
- 177041293X
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Biography | Patterso P. P318 | Available | 33111008458461 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When Pat Patterson was 17 years old, he was thrown out of his house after telling his parents he was in love with a man. Back when homophobia was widespread, Pat lived in the super-macho world of pro wrestling. In this fascinating and revealing memoir, revolutionary talent, pioneer, and creative savant Patterson recalls the trials and tribulations of climbing to the upper ranks of sports entertainment - as a performer and, later, as a backstage creative force.
"When Pat Patterson was 17 years old, he was asked to leave his home after telling his parents he was in love...with a man. Moving from Montreal to the United States in the 1960s, barely knowing a word of English, he was determined to succeed in the squared circle. Back when homophobia was widespread, Pat lived in the super-macho world of pro wrestling<"--Amazon.com.