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Scott Beekman, "The Last Gladiator: William Muldoon and the Making of American Sports" (U Texas Press, 2025)

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Muldoon and the Physical Culture Movement

Paul asks about physical culturists; Scott explains the movement's rise, nativist anxieties, and Muldoon's positioning as a health authority.

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