The murder of Sonny Liston
The murder of Sonny Liston
About this book
"A daring investigation into the mysterious death of Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston, set against the dawn of the 1970s, when the mob was fighting to keep control of the Las Vegas Strip, Richard Nixon was launching America's first war on heroin, and boxing was in its glory days"--
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- OL Work ID
- OL20038111W
Subjects
African American boxersHeroinBiographyBoxers (Sports)HistoryAfrican americans, biographyBoxers (sports)Nevada, historyListon, sonny, 1932-1971Organized crimeBoxingOrganized CrimeSportsDeath and burialBiography: Sport