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Author Snyder, Todd, 1981- author.

Title 12 rounds in Lo's Gym : boxing, coal mining, and the contradictions of Appalachian manhood / Todd D. Snyder
Published Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2018

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Contents Prelude : mountain violence -- Fighting Noah Milton -- Tough men -- Lo's gym -- Flex and the rumble on the hill -- Street preacher -- The unlikely reincarnation story of Rick Cogar -- Jeremiah and the three bears -- Ring girls -- Appalachian underdogs of the squared circle -- Prizefighters -- Hillbilly Jefferson -- Premature stoppage
Summary "Questions of class and gender in Appalachia have, in the wake of the 2016 presidential election and the runaway success of Hillbilly Elegy, moved to the forefront of national conversations about politics and culture. From Todd Snyder, a first generation college student turned college professor, comes a passionate commentary on these themes in a family memoir set in West Virginia coal country. 12 Rounds in Lo's Gym is the story of the author's father, Mike "Lo" Snyder, a fifth generation West Virginia coal miner who opened a series of makeshift boxing gyms with the goal of providing local at-risk youth with the opportunities that eluded his adolescence. Taking these hardscrabble stories as his starting point, Snyder interweaves a history of the region, offering a smart analysis of the costs--both financial and cultural--of an economy built around extractive industries. Part love letter to Appalachia, part rigorous social critique, readers may find 12 Rounds in Lo's Gym--and its narrative of individual and community strength in the face of globalism's headwinds--a welcome corrective to popular narratives that blame those in the region for their troubles"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Snyder, Mike, 1959-
Boxing -- West Virginia
Boxing -- Social aspects -- West Virginia
Boxers (Sports) -- West Virginia
At-risk youth -- West Virginia
Masculinity -- West Virginia
Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia
Coal miners -- West Virginia -- Biography
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Social conditions
Economic history
Boxing
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing -- Social aspects
Coal miners
Coal mines and mining
College teachers
Masculinity
At-risk youth
SUBJECT Appalachian Region -- Social conditions
Appalachian Region -- Economic conditions
Subject Appalachian Region
West Virginia
Genre/Form Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018028060
ISBN 9781946684134
1946684139
9781946684141
1946684147
Other Titles Twelve rounds in Lo's Gym