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The Fighting Fury — Draft 1

Part of The Fighting Fury

StateDraft 1Surviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units18
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Characters in this exact text

Badger KowskyBadger Kowsky — boxing managerOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 195Big Bill BucknerBig Bill Buckner — Central Texas heavyweight protagonistOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 189Bully LadeauBully Ladeau — fighterOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 191Flash BrandFlash Brand — named boxing figureOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 197Foxy AllisonFoxy Allison — boxing manager; not Kid AllisonOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 194Jack DempseyJack Dempsey — historical heavyweight champion; the modern Dempsey distinguished from the NonpareilMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 196Jack RourkeJack Rourke — fighter/championOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 199Jim JeffriesJames J. Jeffries — historical heavyweight champion; source also uses Jim Jeffries/Big Jeff/The Big FellowMentionedfirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 196JazzboJazzbo — Big Bill Buckner’s small dog in The Fighting FuryOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 191Kid GoldKid Gold — fighterOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 198Mike KernanMike Kernan — gunmanOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 201Sadie GoldsteinSadie Goldstein — woman associated with Rourke plotOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 200Slick VedelloSlick Vedello — named boxing figureOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 196Wild Bill EbbetsWild Bill Ebbets — fighterOn Pagefirst: Fists of Iron Round Four UE p. 194

Surviving manuscript evidence

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Draft 1 — surviving Howard typescriptHoward typescript
Extent18 pagesCompletenessComplete

Physical extent: 18 pages / 18 TSS catalogue units

TSS: 21071–21088

Original typescript (OT).

Additional documentary notes

  • Untitled Witness: The spreadsheet records this surviving witness as untitled. (witness level)

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Fighting Fury, The (d1) · TSS 21071–21088 · spreadsheet rows 3774–3791

Textual witnesses & editorial mediation

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Fists of Iron, Volume 4 — Ultimate Edition (supplied prepublication PDF)Restored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording

Supplied Fists of Iron Volume 4 Ultimate Edition prepublication PDF