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Pure Dynamite by Tom Billington

Tom Billington is a British lad who comes from a family of amateur boxers. While working on a construction crew one day, Tom is noticed by a veteran English wrestler who offers to train Billington for the wrestling ring. Tom begins his career wrestling throughout England before embarking on a '2 week' tour of Western Canada. That '2 week' tour turns into an 18 year career that saw Tom Bilington wrestle as 'The Dynamite Kid' all over the world before his 1996 retirement due to the crippling effects of injuries and drugs.   


Plot & Themes
Phys disability/mental struggle? Yes
Struggle with - drugs
Sports story? - wrestling
Sports story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - British

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
Century: - 1980's-Present

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - thoughtful
Pictures/Illustrations? - More 6-10 B&W
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book
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