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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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The Sporting Landscape of the Late 19th Century

Paul asks how big wrestling was; Scott situates wrestling among popular 19th-century sports and explains baseball's rise.

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