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Pro wrestling : from carnivals to cable TV / Keith Elliot Greenberg.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis, Minn. : LernerSports, c2000.Description: 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0822533324 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
  • 0822598647 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.812 21
LOC classification:
  • GV1195.3 .G74 2000
Summary: 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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 796.812 G798 Available 33111003713589
Total holds: 0

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.

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