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Chicago's Greatest Sportsman - Charles E. "Parson" Davies

Mark Dunn

This book is a biography of Charles E. "Parson" Davies (1851-1920). Parson Davies was an immigrant at twelve and an orphan at fifteen. He was a self-made man who managed and promoted world champions in three sports and guided the career of Peter Jackson a black fighter who was denied the chance to fight for the heavyweight championship.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publish Date: Apr 26th, 2011
  • Pages: 710
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.00in - 7.01in - 1.42in - 2.67lb
  • EAN: 9781453691588
  • Categories: General