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Morrissey vs. Poole: Politics, Prizefighting and The Murder of Bill the Butcher

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Morrissey vs. Poole: Politics, Prizefighting and The Murder of Bill the Butcher - Zimmerman, Ken, Jr.
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World Prizefighting Champion and Tammany Hall Enforcer On July 26, 1854, World Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey challenged part-time prize-fighter and New York Whig enforcer William "Bill the Butcher" Poole to a street fight. The bad blood between Morrissey and Poole culiminated in Stanwix Hall on February 25, 1855. The outcome led to three trials and a twenty-year campaign to rebuild a reputation.

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Morrissey vs. Poole: Politics, Prizefighting and The Murder of Bill the Butcher 2015, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN-13: 9781514782767

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Morrissey vs. Poole: Politics, Prizefighting and the Murder of Bill the Butcher 2015, Ken Zimmerman Jr.

ISBN-13: 9781088104323

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