The Boxing Poet

by Mary Beth Pickney

In his 85 years on Earth, Evert Loyd Blaylock led an exciting if ordinary life. After growing up on a farm in Tennessee and hunting to survive the Great Depression, he joined the Navy and became a ship's cook who traveled the world during World War II. He rose above the label of "hillbilly", eventually becoming the boxing champion of his ship. Above all else, he combined the ruggedness of his rural upbringing and boxing glory with the intellect that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0557405181
• ISBN13: 9780557405183
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"