by Alvin Sunseri and Kenneth Lyftogt
Cedar Falls, Iowa: M&M McPublishing, 1988.
First edition, first printing.
SIGNED and inscribed by Kenneth Lyftogt to the inside front cover.
A short handwritten letter to the inscribee and SIGNED by Lyftogt is laid in.
Illustrated internally with eight photographs and one naval battle diagram.
A well-written account of the Sullivan family's history, the boxing brothers' talents, their navy enlistment for the same ship, details of the fatal battle, and the family aftermath.
Their biographical tale was adapted to the Lloyd Bacon directed Academy Award nominated film titled THE FIGHTING SULLIVANS starring Ward Bond, Anne Baxter and more.
A hint of soiling to the rear cover, else fine in glossy white stiff-card stapled wraps with green titles and black-and-white photo of boxer Jack Dempsey and five Sullivan brothers to the front cover.
Elusive.
Octavo; 12 pages; plus covers.
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