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TWO BROTHERS, ONE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM.
A NATION ROARING TO LIFE.
For Mike Gibbons, a penniless Irish-American Kid from St. Paul’s hardscrabble Frogtown, the fight is destiny. Beneath Halley’s Comet, Mike and his younger brother Tommy vow to punch their way out of poverty and become champions of boxing’s outlaw Golden Age. Mentored by priests, newspapermen, and pioneering Black champions, Mike perfects a dazzling “scientific” style that carries him from backroom brawls to Madison Square Garden — and earns him the name The St. Paul Phantom.
Perfect for fans of Seabiscuit, Cinderella Man, and The Boys in the Boat, this is more than a boxing biography — it’s a powerful testament to the indomitable human spirit and the enduring promise of the American Dream.
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TWO BROTHERS, ONE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM. A NATION ROARING TO LIFE.
For Mike Gibbons, a penniless Irish-American Kid from St. Paul’s hardscrabble Frogtown, the fight is destiny. Beneath Halley’s Comet, Mike and his younger brother Tommy vow to punch their way out of poverty and become champions of boxing’s outlaw Golden Age. Mentored by priests, newspapermen, and pioneering Black champions, Mike perfects a dazzling “scientific” style that carries him from backroom brawls to Madison Square Garden — and earns him the name The St. Paul Phantom.
Perfect for fans of Seabiscuit, Cinderella Man, and The Boys in the Boat, this is more than a boxing biography — it’s a powerful testament to the indomitable human spirit and the enduring promise of the American Dream.
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AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM. A MILLION-DOLLAR PRIZEFIGHT.
A BATTLE OF LIFE AND DEATH.
In the roaring Jazz Age, always-smiling boxing maestro Tommy “The Happy Warrior” Gibbons races against time to claim the heavyweight crown and save his beloved wife from debilitating illness. Standing in his way; savage champion Jack Dempsey and his villainous manager Jack Kearns — “The Beelzebub of Boxing.”
Tommy’s quest leads him to tiny Shelby, Montana — “the little town that God forgot” a desperate Wild West outpost betting everything on one epic showdown. Filled with con artists, cowboys, Blackfeet warriors, bootleggers, and movie stars, this exhaustively researched and lushly illustrated saga explodes with heart-pounding actions, star-crossed romance, and unbreakable spirit.
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An impossible dream. A million-dollar prizefight.
A battle of life and death.
In the roaring Jazz Age, always-smiling boxing maestro Tommy “The Happy Warrior” Gibbons races against time to claim the heavyweight crown and save his beloved wife from debilitating illness. Standing in his way; savage champion Jack Dempsey and his villainous manager Jack Kearns — “The Beelzebub of Boxing.”
Tommy’s quest leads him to tiny Shelby, Montana — “the little town that God forgot” a desperate Wild West outpost betting everything on one epic showdown. Filled with con artists, cowboys, Blackfeet warriors, bootleggers, and movie stars, this exhaustively researched and lushly illustrated saga explodes with heart-pounding actions, star-crossed romance, and unbreakable spirit.
