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George Gordienko : Canadian Wrestler, Artist and Renaissance Man
George Gordienko : Canadian Wrestler, Artist and Renaissance Man
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Author(s): Verrier, Steven
ISBN No.: 9781476687698
Pages: 252
Year: 202204
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 41.33
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

Table of Contents Foreword by Bret Hart Foreword: A Memory by Greg Oliver Preface Introduction 1. The World into Which He Came 2. The View from Winnipeg 3. Coming Into His Own 4. The Norseman Plunger 5. World Class Amateur 6. An Auspicious Start 7. Earning a Buick in San Francisco 8.


 Looking Like He Couldn't Miss 9. Hiatus 10. Back in the Saddle 11. Trip Around the World 12. Alberta Gold 13. If Thesz Had His Way. 14. Gordienko-Nelson: Returning the Favor 15.


 1957-1958: Here and There 16. Back on the Treadmill 17. A Few Memorable Meetings 18. Back to Europe 19. Life at 4 Conyers Road Between pages 110 and 111 are 8 color plates containing 11 photographs 20. Hottest Wrestler on the Continent 21. Friends Get Together in New Zealand 22. Autumn in Japan 23.


 Closing Out a Remarkable Decade 24. Adventure with Adnan 25. The Marchesa 26. More Tours and Travels 27. From One Butcher to Another 28. Flash Gordon 29. Crossing the Border 30. Looking Like the End 31.


 A Little More in the Tank 32. Father-Son Reunion--Part One 33. Dutiful Son Returns 34. ­­Father-Son Reunion--Part Two 35. Tranquility and Tension 36. Decision to Downsize 37. Black Creek 38. Adding to His Legacy 39.


 Summing Up an Amazing Life 40. End of the Journey 41. Fulfilling George's Wishes 42. Looking Up the Marchesa 43. Filling In Blanks at the CAC 44. A Few More Honors 45. Final Thoughts Bibliography Index.


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