Christopher Klein, Author & Journalist, John L. Sullivan, “The Boston Strong Boy” author of “The Boston Strong Boy”: America’s First Irish-American Hero
Christopher Klein, Author & Journalist, John L. Sullivan, “The Boston Strong Boy” author of “The Boston Strong Boy”: America’s First Irish-American Hero
Born in Boston’s South End to Irish-immigrant parents, John Lawrence Sullivan (1858-1918) was the last of the bare-knuckle heavyweight boxing champions. He was the first American athlete to earn over one million dollars, the first American sports “superstar,” and an Irish-American hero during the Gilded Age. Writer Christopher Klein has published a new book on