SHELBY 1923: The Dempsey-Gibbons Fight for Glory and a Little Montana Town’s Impossible Dream Paperback
by Gerard Gibbons (Author)
“ROCKY in the Wild West!”
—Biography.com
An impossible dream. A million-dollar prizefight. A battle of life and death.
In America’s tumultuous early twentieth century, always-smiling boxing maestro Tommy Gibbons, aka The Happy Warrior, races the clock to capture the heavyweight crown and heal his beloved wife from the debilitating mental illness that threatens his young family.
All that stands in Tommy’s way is 15 rounds against the murderous, Jack Dempsey, and the reigning champ’s legendarily villainous manager, Jack Kearns, often called “The Beelzebub of Boxing!”
Tommy’s path to victory leads him to a tiny Wild West outpost desperate for fame and fortune — Shelby, Montana, aka “the little town that God forgot.” Ramping up to the July 4, 1923 battle, Tommy must navigate a vivid, diverse kaleidoscope of con artists and crooks, cowboys, gunslingers, bootleggers, sportswriters, Indians, movie stars, impossible dreams, and unexpected nightmares.
With courage, kindness, and nobility, Tommy fights for the love of his life and a chance to prove himself in the showdown of his fighting life against “angel of death” Jack Dempsey.
Fans of Seabiscuit, Rocky, Cinderella Man, The Boys in the Boat, and Jazz Age immortals like Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Damon Runyon will cherish the thrilling, inspiring adventure of SHELBY 1923 — which critics have called “an absolute knockout,” “a cinematic rollercoaster!,” “a portal into another time and place,” and “a timeless, ‘true-good story’ most urgently needed in today’s world!”
Author: Gerard Gibbons is a noted non-fiction author, storyteller, producer, and historian. After 30+ years as an award-winning filmmaker and brand strategist, he has turned his attention toward his own family legacy and the never-been-told, true story of his legendary prizefighting great uncle and grandfather, Mike and Tommy Gibbons. He is now CEO of Fight For Glory, LLC and is developing a series of stories, designed for literary, streaming, and cinema, based on his famous family.
Gibbons, formerly CEO/Founder of Visual Eyes Inc., spawned a novel communications agency focused on HD video, multimedia, human engagement, and behavior change. Gibbons’ exploits carried him around the world with the U.S. Department of Defense, Special Operations Command, Fortune 500 companies, Walt Disney, Special Olympics, government agencies, as well as advanced science, medical and technology companies.
Today, Gibbons — an avid photographer, guitarist, backpacker, and fly fisherman — spends much of his time near Joshua Tree, California. His motto, borrowed from his dad and grandfather, “Comport yourself with elegance and moderate your pace.”
Product details
ASIN : B0CLYNZL5S
Publisher : Fight For Glory LLC Press
Publication date : November 14, 2023
Language : English
Print length : 206 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8218274771
Item Weight : 1.34 pounds
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.49 x 11 inches
Price: $47.60
This book is available at Fight For Glory LLC Press and Amazon.Com