{"product_id":"the-magnificent-max-baer-colleen-aycock-9781476671611","title":"The Magnificent Max Baer: The Life of the Heavyweight Champion and Film Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer. A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California's \"Glamour Boy\" brought back the \"million-dollar gate\" not seen since the 1920s. His radio voice sold millions of Gillette razor blades; his leading-man appeal made him a heartthrob in \u003ci\u003eThe Prizefighter and the Lady\u003c\/i\u003e (1933). The film was banned in Nazi Germany--Baer had worn a Star of David on his trunks when he TKOed German former champ Max Schmeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Baer defeated 275-pound Primo Carnera in 1934 for the championship, losing it to Jim Braddock the next year. Contrary to \u003ci\u003eCinderella Man\u003c\/i\u003e, (2005), Baer--favored 10 to 1--was not a villain and the fight was more controversial than the film suggested. His battle with Joe Louis three months later drew the highest gate of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This first comprehensive biography covers Baer's complete ring record, his early life, his career on radio, film, stage and television, and his World War II army service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colleen Aycock, David W. Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476671613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476671611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Colleen Aycock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077933527295,"sku":"9781476671611","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5d5a9a6-4aae-4c33-8a29-c883792db061.jpg?v=1685472592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-magnificent-max-baer-colleen-aycock-9781476671611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}