{"product_id":"champion-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Champion of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChad Dundas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of second chances and a sport at the cusp of major change, \u003ci\u003eChampion of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful historical debut from a new talent in fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChad Dundas\u003c\/b\u003e earned his MFA from the University of Montana, and his short fiction has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBeloit Fiction Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSycamore Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSou'Wester\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThuglit\u003c\/i\u003e. Since 2001, he's worked as a sportswriter for national outlets including ESPN, NBC Sports, \u003ci\u003eSporting News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBleacher Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Associated Press, as well as local and regional newspapers. A fourth-generation Montanan, he lives with his wife and children in Missoula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51438590853343,"sku":"9780399573804","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/D-D1k0lUC49780399573804.webp?v=1790099630","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/champion-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}