{"product_id":"the-queen-of-the-ring-jeff-leen-9780802144829","title":"The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Ring\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Mildred Burke, the longest reigning champion of female wrestling. In this in-depth account, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeff Leen pulls back the curtain on a forgotten era when a petite midwesterner used her beauty and brawn to dominate America's most masculine sport.\u003cbr\u003eAt only five feet two, Mildred Burke was an unlikely candidate for the ring. A waitress barely scraping by on Depression-era tips, she saw her way out when she attended her first wrestling match. When women were still struggling for equality with men, Burke regularly fought--and beat--male wrestlers. Rippling with muscle and dripping with diamonds, she walked the fine line between pin-up beauty and hardened brawler.\u003cbr\u003eAn unforgettable slice of Americana, \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the Ring\u003c\/i\u003e captures the golden age of wrestling, when one gritty, glamorous woman rose through the ranks to take her place in athletic history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Leen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802144829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802144829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/22\/2010 pg. 20","brand":"Jeff Leen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994904232191,"sku":"9780802144829","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8cc57e7-ece9-4086-929f-526f9ec1222d.jpg?v=1683332859","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-queen-of-the-ring-jeff-leen-9780802144829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}