Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: William A. Brady, in His Own Words One. An Inauspicious Beginning, 1830-1887 Two. Taking Chances, 1887-Spring 1891 Three. The Great John L., Spring 1891-Fall 1892 Four. The First (and Last) Defense, Fall 1892-Winter 1894 Five. So Much to Handle, Spring 1894-1896 Six.

 Always Do as People Say You Should, 1897-June 1899 Seven. Saving Grace, June 1899-1900 Eight. Time Is of the Essence, 1901-1902 Nine. Saying Grace, 1903-1904 Ten. An Entirely ­Matter-of-Fact Woman, 1905-1908 Eleven. Melodrama Revivals, 1909-1911 Twelve. Introducing Alice Brady, 1912-1914 Thirteen. The Man Who Came Back, 1915-1916 Fourteen.

 All This and World War I, 1917-1919 Fifteen. The Roaring Twenties, 1920-1923 Sixteen. The Roaring Twenties Continue to Roar, 1924-1929 Seventeen. Dealing with the Unthinkable, 1930-1935 Eighteen. Aftermath, 1936-1950 Appendix A: William Aloysius Brady Appendix B: Official Records of Associated Members of the International Boxing Hall of Fame Chapter Notes Bibliography Index.