Cinderella Man by Marc Cerasini Paperback Book

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Author: Marc Cerasini

Format: Mass Market Paperback

Publisher: Harpercollins

Published: May 2005

Genre: Fiction - Media Tie-in

Retail Price: $6.99

Pages: 288

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Based on and Extraordinary True Story

Inspired by the life of legendary athlete Jim Braddock, a once-promising light-heavyweight boxer forced into retirement after a string of losses. As the nation enters the Great Depression, Braddock works any job he can get to support his family, until a twist of fate puts him back in the ring against the second-ranked world contender. To everyone's amazement, he wins.Despite repeated injuries and being pounds lighter than his opponents, Braddock continues to win. Carrying the hopes and dreams of a disenfranchised nation on his shoulders, Braddock, dubbed the

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