Pro wrestling : from carnivals to cable TV / Keith Elliot Greenberg.
Material type: TextPublication details: Minneapolis, Minn. : LernerSports, c2000.Description: 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:- 0822533324 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
- 0822598647 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 796.812 21
- GV1195.3 .G74 2000
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 796.812 G798 | Available | 33111003713589 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The sport once known as pro wrestling has evolved into a multi-million dollar business now known as sports entertainment. Pro Wrestling carefully guides the reader through much of hte evolution of the industry with a very caring and well-educated wrestling insider at the helm. The latest addition to the Lerner Sports Legacy Series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.
A history of professional wrestling from its roots in legitimate sport to its days as a carnival attraction followed by the growth of regional rivalries and culminating as television-centered entertainment.