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Fall Guys: The Barnums of Bounce (1937)

Published in 1937 and now in the public domain, Fall Guys was the first exposé into the seedy, carny-rooted world of professional wrestling, as told by veteran sportswriter Marcus Griffin. All of pro wrestling's worked secrets were laid bare in this book, effectively killing the business for several years, until televised matches in the late 1950s drew a new audience of impressionable baby boomers to the sport. Scott Teal at Crowbar Press has published an updated version of this book, thoroughly annotated with historical addendum that at times confirms Griffin's work, and occasionally corrects the record or clarifies things. Teal's version is highly recommended for anyone who enjoys this copy of the original printing.

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