{"product_id":"double-edged-sword-the-many-lives-of-hemingways-friend-the-american-matador-sidney-franklin-paperback","title":"Double-Edged Sword: The Many Lives of Hemingway's Friend, the American Matador Sidney Franklin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBart Paul\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSidney Franklin (1903-76) was the last person you'd expect to become a bullfighter. The streetwise son of a Russian Jewish cop, Franklin had an all-American boyhood in early twentieth-century Brooklyn, while hiding the fact that he was gay. A violent confrontation with his father sent him packing to Mexico City, where first he opened a business, then opened his mouth--bragging that Americans had the courage to become bullfighters. Training with iconic matador Rodolfo Gaona, Franklin's dare spawned a legend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing years in small-town Mexican bullrings, he put his moxie where his mouth was, taking Spain by storm as the first American matador. Franklin's 1929 rise coincided with that of his friend Ernest Hemingway's, until a bull's horn in a most inappropriate place almost ended his career--and his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBart Paul illuminates the artistry and violence of the mysterious ritual of the bulls as he tells the story of this remarkable man, from life in revolutionary Mexico to triumphs in Spain, from the pages of \u003ci\u003eDeath in the Afternoon\u003c\/i\u003e to the destructive vortex of Hemingway's affair with Martha Gellhorn during the bloody Spanish Civil War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of a gay man who triumphed over prejudice and adversity as he achieved what no American had ever accomplished, teaching even Hemingway lessons in grace, machismo, and respect. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBart Paul\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the acclaimed High Country Noir series of novels: \u003ci\u003eUnder Tower Peak\u003c\/i\u003e, called one of the ten best mysteries of 2013, \u003ci\u003eCheatgrass\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSee That My Grave Is Kept Clean\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written documentaries on subjects as diverse as Masada and Nazi atrocities in Poland. Paul now lives in the ranching country of the Eastern Sierra's California-Nevada border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48366867874013,"sku":"9781496222329","price":28.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/gclTytEJ-K9781496222329.webp?v=1786609191","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/double-edged-sword-the-many-lives-of-hemingways-friend-the-american-matador-sidney-franklin-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}