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Muscletown USA : Bob Hoffman and the manly culture of York Barbell
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Muscletown USA : Bob Hoffman and the manly culture of York Barbell

Author: John D Fair
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Genre/Form: Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Fair, John D.
Muscletown USA.
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c1999
(OCoLC)697108708
Named Person: Bob Hoffman
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John D Fair
ISBN: 0271018542 9780271018546 0271018550 9780271018553
OCLC Number: 39747683
Description: xii, 420 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: List of Illustrations --
Ascent to Glory --
Bob Hoffman's Formative Years --
The Origins of American Weightlifting --
The Old York Gang --
Fitness and Survival in Wartime --
The "Golden Age" of American Weightlifting --
Years of Challenge and Achievement --
All Roads Lead to Muscletown USA --
The "New" York Gang --
Descent from Glory --
Cultural Countercurrents --
Father of World Weightlifting --
Bob Hoffman's Departure --
Epilogue and Conclusion.
Responsibility: John D. Fair.

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