Greetings!
This month's Fight Card release, The Adventures
of Sailor Tom Sharkey (Mark Finn writing as Jack Tunney) is making it's debut
in time for the Robert E. Howard Days gathering in Cross Plains, TX. This
is most appropriate as author Mark Finn is a recognized Howard scholar and
Sailor Tom Sharkey is the spiritual cousin of Howard's character, Sailor Steve
Costigan.
The 'weird boxing' tales in the collection are
complemented by a fantastic cover from Carl Yonder.
FIGHT CARD: THE ADVENTURES OF SAILOR TOM SHARKEY!
The Best Weird, Historical, Humorous, Boxing
Stories You'll Ever Read!
He was one of the greatest heavyweight boxers to
enter the legendary squared circle during the Golden Age of Boxing. Standing a
mere 5’ 8”, Sailor Tom Sharkey was one of boxing’s most feared
opponents…Gentleman Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, Kid McCoy, and Jim Jeffries
all agreed he was their fiercest opponent and gave them their toughest fights.
A colorful boxer both in the ring and out, he retired in 1904 after several
legendary and controversial failed attempts to win the championship belt.
That’s the story you know – But it’s not the end
of Sharkey’s story – not by a long shot…In the tradition of Robert E. Howard’s
humorous Sailor Steve Costigan boxing tales, this action-packed collection of
rowdy, bawdy, burlesque, tall Texas tall feature Sailor Tom Sharkey’s
adventures after he hung up his professional gloves.
Thrill to Sharkey’s brush with Hollywood’s “It”
Girl, Clara Bow…Get chills as Sharkey and Kid McCoy faces down a maniacal
bandit…Feel the heat as Sharkey rides the rails with Jim Jeffries and the
Vaudeville Carnival into a clashes with a mad scientists and mummified
menaces…Watch as Sharkey plays Santa Claus to a bunch of Tammany Hall orphans and end up with a tiger by the tail – literally – and much more!
These are the Untold Tales of the Wildest
Tale-Teller of Boxing’s Golden Age!
Amazon Link: http://tinyurl.com/pxtgffe
A file of the book and a cover are attached for
your enjoyment. Any mentions in your blogs or on your social networking
sites are always appreciated.
Coming up on the Fight Card scedule we have Bridgeport
Brawler from Dave White, Push from Nathan Walpow, Guns of November
from Joseph Grant, Fight River from Tommy Hancock, Bareknuckle
Barbarian from Teel James Glenn, Job Girl from Jason Chirevas, a
second Sherlock Holmes tale from Andrew Salmon, and a currently untitled
entry from Tim Tessler.
Also, our second Fight Card Presents charity
anthology will debut in August ...
Till next month ... Keep punching ...
Paul
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