{"product_id":"oc351","title":"Shelby's Folly: Jack Dempsey, Doc Kearns, and the Shakedown of a Montana","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ebay-desc\"\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"sc__div\"\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com\/bootstrap\/3.3.5\/css\/bootstrap.min.css\"\u003e\n          \u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Open+Sans:300,600\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=UTF-8\"\u003e\n  \u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\n  \u003cstyle\u003e.listing {\n      font-size: 16px;\n    }\n\n    .description {\n      margin-left: 20px;\n    }\n\n    .listing .images {\n     max-width: 90%;\n     border-top-left-radius: 16px !important;\n     border-top-right-radius: 16px !important;\n     border-bottom-left-radius: 16px !important;\n     border-bottom-right-radius: 16px !important;\n     padding: 10px 10px !important;\n   }\n\n  .listing .images img {\n      max-height: 520px;\n      max-width: 100%;\n      text-align: center;\n      margin: 0 auto;\n      display: block;\n  }\n\n  .listing .row {\n    margin-top: 20px;\n  }\n  .panel-container {\n    margin-top: 30px;\n  }\n\n  .listing li {\n    margin-bottom: 5px;\n  }\n\n  .listing .panel-default {\n    border-color: #000;\n  }\n\n  .listing .panel-default .panel-heading {\n    color: #fff;\n    background-color: #444;\n    border-color: #444;\n  }\n\n  .listing .panel {\n    margin-left: 30px;\n  }\n\n  .listing .panel-body {\n    min-height: 140px;\n  }\n\n  .listing .section {\n    width: 48.6666%;\n  }\n  .listing .created-via {\n    font-style: italic;\n  }\n  @media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {\n    .row {\n      margin: 0px;\n    }\n\n    .col, .listing .section {\n      margin-left: 10px;\n      padding-left: 5px;\n      padding-right: 5px;\n      width: 90%;\n    }\n  }\n  \u003c\/style\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"listing\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"col col-sm-8\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\n        \u003ch3\u003eShelby's Folly: Jack Dempsey, Doc Kearns, and the Shakedown of a Montana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n         \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eIn 1923, not long after oil had started gushing from northern Montana fields, real-estate sales in nearby Shelby were declining, dimming the little towns prospects of becoming the Tulsa of the West. Then the mayors son dreamed up a marketing ploy: offer to host heavyweight champion Jack Dempseys next fight. What began as a publicity stunt soon spiraled into a civic drama unlike any Montana had ever seenor ever would again. Shelbys Folly tells this story in full for the first time.\n\nAgainst the background of boom-and-bust Montana history, the folly of Shelbys would-be promoters unfolds in colorful detail. It took months to persuade Dempseys conniving manager, Jack Doc Kearns, to sign a $300,000 contract. With less than two months before the July 4th fight, the town still had no stadium and no accommodations for tens of thousands of expected fans. Jason Kelly describes the promoters desperate measures and their disastrous results, from the first inkling of the idea to the bitter end of the fifteen-round boxing match. Shelby residents identified with the underdog challenger, Tommy Gibbons, who went toe-to-toe with the champion in an atmosphere crackling with tension. Nerves were so frayed that a holiday firecracker exploding in the arena sent shockwaves of fear through the crowd. A soap opera of financial intrigue and chicanery, Shelbys Folly chronicles how Big Sky ambition and the scheming mind of Doc Kearns collided to produce one of the most preposterous series of events in boxing history.\n\nWatch the Shelby's Folly book trailer on YouTube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"col col-sm-3\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"images\"\u003e\n        \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/910LIPcqg-L.jpg\"\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"col col-sm-5 section {{itemfeatures_css_class}}\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv class=\"panel panel-default\"\u003e\n              \u003cdiv class=\"panel-heading\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv class=\"panel-body\"\u003e\n                \u003cul\u003e\n              \u003cli\u003eUsed Book in Good Condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003c\/ul\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"condition-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrand new, unread copy in publisher's original condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sophibooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503655751873,"sku":"A3-B2-SH7_40_MN_H00009WO","price":31.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3997\/7153\/files\/12_98350b00-f5ba-4cad-a45f-46024fa82a0d.jpg?v=1786894956","url":"https:\/\/sophibooks.com\/products\/oc351","provider":"Sophibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}