a book
A Flame of Pure Fire
Roger Kahn · 1999 · 474 pages
A biography of the nation's first celebrity heavyweight champ retraces the life of Jack Dempsey--hobo, roughneck, boxer, millionaire, movie star, and eventually, a man of compassion and generosity. 50,000 first printing. Tour.
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Bob Barker
“This is Jack Dempsey’s story from childhood to the end of his life. It focuses particularly on his greatest years in the ring, during the Roaring 20s, and paints a vivid picture of this exciting and colorful decade.”↗