Champion of the world
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"In this stunning historical fiction debut set in the world of wrestling in the 1920s, a husband and wife are set adrift in a place where everyone has something to hide and not even the fights can be taken at face value. Late summer, 1921: Disgraced former lightweight champion Pepper Van Dean has spent the past two years on the carnival circuit performing the dangerous "hangman's drop" and taking on all comers in nightly challenge bouts. But when he and his cardsharp wife, Moira, are marooned in the wilds of Oregon, Pepper accepts an offer to return to the world of wrestling as a trainer for Garfield Taft, a down-and-out African American heavyweight contender in search of a comeback and a shot at the world title. At the training camp in rural Montana, Pepper and Moira soon realize that nothing is what it seems: not Taft, the upcoming match, or the training facility itself. With nowhere to go and no options left, Pepper and Moira must carefully navigate the world of gangsters, bootlegging, and fixed competitions, in the hope that they can carve out a viable future. A story of second chances and a sport at the cusp of major change, Champion of the World is a wonderful historical debut from a new talent in fiction"--
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Subjects
Distilling, Illicit
Distilling, Illicit -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Montana -- Fiction
Nineteen twenties
Nineteen twenties -- Fiction
Oregon -- Fiction
Organized crime
Organized crime -- Fiction
Sports
Sports -- Fiction
Sports fiction
Wrestlers
Wrestlers -- Fiction
Wrestling
Wrestling -- Fiction
Distilling, Illicit -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Montana -- Fiction
Nineteen twenties
Nineteen twenties -- Fiction
Oregon -- Fiction
Organized crime
Organized crime -- Fiction
Sports
Sports -- Fiction
Sports fiction
Wrestlers
Wrestlers -- Fiction
Wrestling
Wrestling -- Fiction
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9780399176081
9781982407926
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9781982407926
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9781504724890
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"In this stunning historical fiction debut set in the world of wrestling in the 1920s, a husband and wife are set adrift in a place where everyone has something to hide and not even the fights can be taken at face value. Late summer, 1921: Disgraced former lightweight champion Pepper Van Dean has spent the past two years on the carnival circuit performing the dangerous "hangman's drop" and taking on all comers in nightly challenge bouts. But when he and his cardsharp wife, Moira, are marooned in the wilds of Oregon, Pepper accepts an offer to return to the world of wrestling as a trainer for Garfield Taft, a down-and-out African American heavyweight contender in search of a comeback and a shot at the world title. At the training camp in rural Montana, Pepper and Moira soon realize that nothing is what it seems: not Taft, the upcoming match, or the training facility itself. With nowhere to go and no options left, Pepper and Moira must carefully navigate the world of gangsters, bootlegging, and fixed competitions, in the hope that they can carve out a viable future. A story of second chances and a sport at the cusp of major change, Champion of the World is a wonderful historical debut from a new talent in fiction"--
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Distilling, Illicit -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Montana -- Fiction
Nineteen twenties -- Fiction
Oregon -- Fiction
Organized crime -- Fiction
Sports -- Fiction
Sports fiction
Wrestlers -- Fiction
Wrestling -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Montana -- Fiction
Nineteen twenties -- Fiction
Oregon -- Fiction
Organized crime -- Fiction
Sports -- Fiction
Sports fiction
Wrestlers -- Fiction
Wrestling -- Fiction
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Champion of the World [electronic resource] / Chad Dundas
Champion of the world / Chad Dundas
Champion of the World [electronic resource] / Chad Dundas
Champion of the world / Chad Dundas
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Distilling, Illicit
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Historical Fiction
Literature
Nineteen twenties
Organized crime
Sports
Wrestlers
Wrestling
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literature
Nineteen twenties
Organized crime
Sports
Wrestlers
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