{"product_id":"barney-ross-the-life-of-a-jewish-fighter-paperback","title":"Barney Ross: The Life of a Jewish Fighter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Century\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Jewish Encounter series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn Dov-Ber Rasofsky to Eastern European immigrant parents, Barney Ross grew up in a tough Chicago neighborhood and witnessed his father's murder, his mother's nervous breakdown, and the dispatching of his three younger siblings to an orphanage, all before he turned fourteen. To make enough money to reunite the family, Ross became a petty thief, a gambler, a messenger boy for Al Capone, and, eventually, an amateur boxer. Turning professional at nineteen, he would capture the lightweight, junior welterweight, and welterweight titles over the course of a ten-year career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoss began his career as the scrappy \"Jew kid,\" ended it as an American sports icon, and went on to become a hero during World War II, earning a Silver Star for his heroic actions at Guadalcanal. While recovering from war wounds and malaria he became addicted to morphine, but with fierce effort he ultimately kicked his habit and then campaigned fervently against drug abuse. And the fighter who brought his father's religious books to training camp also retained powerful ties to the world from which he came. Ross worked for the creation of a Jewish state, running guns to Palestine and offering to lead a brigade of Jewish American war veterans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis first biography of one of the most colorful boxers of the twentieth century is a galvanizing account of an emblematic life: a revelation of both an extraordinary athlete and a remarkable man.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOUGLAS CENTURY\u003c\/b\u003e is the author, with Rick Cowan, of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003cbr\u003eand Edgar Award-winner \u003ci\u003eTakedown: The Fall of the Last Mafi a Empire\u003c\/i\u003e. Publications \u003cbr\u003ehe has written for include \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Details, Rolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eHe lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.98 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748096737568,"sku":"9780805211733","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ff0d3d7c474a7ae9411c433cc86ffa86.webp?v=1779904411","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/barney-ross-the-life-of-a-jewish-fighter-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}