{"product_id":"darius-koehli-darius-koehli-9783907236413","title":"Darius Koehli: Why Omaha?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe golden age of the American Wrestling Association, as documented by a nine-year-old boy in 1960s Omaha\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMad Dog Vachon, \"Tarzan Tyler,\" Masao \"Rusher\" Kimura--the ring names of the wrestlers who grappled for glory in the American Wrestling Association were as evocative as they were hair-raising. In 1969, the Swiss-born photographer Darius Koehli (born 1960), then just nine years old, spent nine months with his father in Omaha, Nebraska, where a neighbor took him to the hottest spot in town, the Civic Auditorium, to see some catch wrestling. With a remarkable eye for slapstick, and using his brand-new Kodak Instamatic, Koehli produced hundreds of snapshots of these formidable hulks, during and after their bouts. In the summer of 2019, Koehli uncovered the photo album he'd assembled 50 years ago in Omaha and decided to revitalize the pictures of this extraordinary time.\u003cbr\u003eThe selection featured in \u003ci\u003eWhy Omaha?\u003c\/i\u003e provides a glimpse of a bygone era in which professional wrestling was just taking off, enrapturing TV audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darius Koehli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3907236416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783907236413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Frey Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 8.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Darius Koehli","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079465136383,"sku":"9783907236413","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eddc0b76-c6c9-47ac-ae72-7a7b995056dd.jpg?v=1685481297","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/darius-koehli-darius-koehli-9783907236413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}