George Gordienko - Steven Verrier

George Gordienko

Canadian Wrestler, Artist and Renaissance Man

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
252 Seiten
2022
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8769-8 (ISBN)
27,40 inkl. MwSt
George Gordienko (1928-2002) may be the greatest wrestler you've never heard of. From humble, Ukrainian immigrant roots on the Canadian Prairies, he endured a tough childhood during the Great Depression to emerge as a leading ‘shooter’ and one-of-a-kind artist on the mat. This first full-length biography traces his remarkable career.
George Gordienko (1928-2002) may be the greatest wrestler you've never heard of. From humble, Ukrainian/Cossack immigrant roots in the Canadian Prairies, he endured a tough childhood during the Great Depression to emerge as a leading "shooter" and one-of-a-kind artist on the mat. Excluded from wrestling in the United States during the McCarthy era because of his association with the Communist Party as a young man, he was deprived of a run with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, for which he was hand-picked by the great Lou Thesz. After retirement, Gordienko transitioned to a different sort of canvas and became a successful painter. This first full-length biography traces his remarkable career.

Steven Verrier has previously written works of short drama, fiction, and nonfiction published in the United States, Canada, and Japan. He lives in Bonney Lake, Washington.

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

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 65 photos, (11 in color), bibliography, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 454 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
ISBN-10 1-4766-8769-2 / 1476687692
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-8769-8 / 9781476687698
Zustand Neuware
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