Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, America's First Sports Hero

Hailed by the Boston Globe as "one of the best boxing books ever penned," Strong Boy is the rags-to-riches story of one of America's first ethnic heroes, the nation's first million-dollar athlete, a sports hero decades before Babe Ruth, and the forefather of boxing and sports celebrity as we know them today-John L. Sullivan, "The Boston Strong Boy"

Author: Christopher Klein
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 03/01/2015
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.20h x 4.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780762788385

About the Author
Christopher Klein is a history and travel writer and the author of two previous books. A frequent contributor to The Boston Globe and History.com, he has also written for The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Harvard Magazine, Red Sox Magazine, ESPN.com, Smithsonian.com, and AmericanHeritage.com. Visit him at christopherklein.com.