Thrashing Seasons TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Ch. 1—Before the Boom: Wrestling to 1896
Ch. 2—Manitoba’s Pros: Professional Wrestling during the Western Boom, 1896–1914
Ch. 3—Wrestling with Ethnicity, 1901–1914
Ch. 4—The “Simon Pures”: Amateur Wrestling to 1914
Ch. 5—Grappling with the Great War, 1914–1918
Ch. 6—Professional Wrestling’s “Golden Age,” 1919–1929
Ch. 7—Amateurism Expands: Amateur Wrestling in Manitoba, 1919–1929

Conclusion