Dan Stuart's Fistic Carnival
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10241458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Randy Roberts (corresponding author), Leo N Miletich |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 403 |
| Publication date | 1996-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Southern History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4642 • E-ISSN: 2325-6893 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2211838 |
| OpenAlex | W575801144 |
| Language | EN |
Never have so many done so much to stop so few. The year was 1895, and Dallas gambler Dan Stuart had a modest idea: promote a boxing carnival featuring a match for the heavyweight championship of the world between Gentleman Jim Corbett and Fighting Bob Fitzsimmons. What could be simpler? This richly detailed true epic of a fight and the hard-punching (and sometimes loony) political and religious turmoil surrounding it will entertain not only sports fans but all who appreciate a well-told tale that demonstrates once and for all that truth can be stranger than fiction - a lot stranger
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |