The Wrestling

Description

Product ID:	9780571236763
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Wrestling
Authors:	Author: Simon Garfield
Page Count:	256
Subjects:	Wrestling, Wrestling
Description:	Select Guide Rating Simon Garfield brings them to life in one last glorious bout of jealousy, myth, revenge, passion and deep devotion. When British wrestling was dropped from the ITV schedules in the mid-80s it left the giants of the ring - Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Kendo Nagasaki - bereft. ''A brilliant oral history of the golden age of British wrestling and magnificent wider social history.'' Richard Osman The classic account of the men and women who used to fight each other for pride and money. Simon Garfield brings them to life in one last glorious bout of jealousy, myth, revenge, passion and deep devotion. When British wrestling was dropped from the ITV schedules in the mid-80s it left the giants of the ring - Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Kendo Nagasaki - bereft. This is the true story of the circuit, the big names and their rivalries, told with humour, warmth and affection. This edition features a new afterword by the author.
Imprint Name:	Faber & Faber
Publisher Name:	Faber & Faber
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2007-11-01

Weight	200 g
Dimensions	196 × 128 × 16 mm