Boxing Shadows

by W.K. Stratton

Reaching the top in any sport requires a long, hard climb. But when you start with the baggage of years of family dysfunction and incarceration in a hellish mental hospital, the climb is especially steep. Yet even with such weights to carry, Anissa Zamarron won not one, but two, world championships in women's boxing. Her story, as dramatically intense as the Clint Eastwood film Million Dollar Baby, is one of tremendous courage and determination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292721293
• ISBN13: 9780292721296
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"