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  • Articles
    • PWHS Writers >
      • Harry G. >
        • Extinct Wrestling Concepts >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
        • 200 Articles?
        • As We Get Close to the End
        • Carpenters
        • Charles Manson?
        • Fantasy and Reality
        • First Times
        • How on Earth could You Trust Him
        • "I Hate Him!"
        • "If You Break Kayfabe"
        • Jack Brisco, Backlund, Angle...Soucie?
        • Loss of Innocence
        • Missing Things That I Have Never Seen
        • Monsters
        • "Not bad, Kid"
        • "Okay...Okay...Now this HAS to Be Real"
        • Once the Balloon is Popped
        • Suspension of Disbelief Vs. Current Reality
        • The Smarter You Are The Dumber You Are
        • They Aren't REAL Wrestlers!
        • Time to Get My Wrestling Fix
        • Titles of Convenience
        • Turn Off the Lights
        • "Was it really that good?" Yes.
        • Where Are Wrestling's Oddities
        • Who is the Toughest Wrestler
      • Jimmy W. >
        • Fakirs At Work >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
          • Chapter Six
          • Chapter Seven
        • Forgotten Titles >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
          • Chapter Six
          • Chapter Seven
          • Chapter Eight
        • History of Wrestling >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
          • Chapter Six
        • Hooded History >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
        • Let's Go to the Movies >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
        • Not A Wrestler >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
        • A Solid Man
        • Christmas Cards
        • Confidence Vs. Paranoia
        • Feel the Bang
        • For 58 Years They Dreamed
        • From Muldoon to McMahon
        • God Is in the Detail
        • Good Versus Evil
        • Grappling Glitter
        • Hacksaw in the Works
        • Harry Hill and the Champions of Water
        • Nevermind the Piledriver
        • Official WWF Fan Club
        • One and Only WORLD Champion
        • Pioneers Schmioneers
        • Sixty Minutes Is Not Enough
        • Slams and Salaams
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  • Articles
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        • 200 Articles?
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        • Once the Balloon is Popped
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        • The Smarter You Are The Dumber You Are
        • They Aren't REAL Wrestlers!
        • Time to Get My Wrestling Fix
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        • Where Are Wrestling's Oddities
        • Who is the Toughest Wrestler
      • Jimmy W. >
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          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
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        • Forgotten Titles >
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          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
          • Chapter Six
          • Chapter Seven
          • Chapter Eight
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          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
          • Chapter Six
        • Hooded History >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
        • Let's Go to the Movies >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
        • Not A Wrestler >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
        • A Solid Man
        • Christmas Cards
        • Confidence Vs. Paranoia
        • Feel the Bang
        • For 58 Years They Dreamed
        • From Muldoon to McMahon
        • God Is in the Detail
        • Good Versus Evil
        • Grappling Glitter
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        • Nevermind the Piledriver
        • Official WWF Fan Club
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        • Sixty Minutes Is Not Enough
        • Slams and Salaams
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        • Whisky, Whips, Loose Women and Lamb
        • Who Was Homer Lane?
        • "Wrestling Today Is Not Art"
      • John V. >
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        • From Immigrant to Champion
        • Hart of Stampede
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        • Match that Changed Two Worlds
        • Mrs. Krieger
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      • Julie H. >
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          • Chapter One
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          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
          • Chapter Six
          • Chapter Seven
          • Chapter Eight
          • Chapter Nine
          • Chapter Ten
          • Chapter Eleven
          • Chapter Twelve - What If
          • Chapter Thirteen: Fantasy Warfare
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          • Chapter Two
        • What Could Have Been >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
        • Alternate Worlds of Wrestling
        • American Nightmare
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        • Fact Vs. Fantasy
        • Free From the Barnyard
        • HART ATTACK
        • Untold Tales of the Undertaker
        • Why James Dudley Deserved to be Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
      • Terry K. >
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          • Chapter Three
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          • 1974
        • Inspirational >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
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          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
          • Chapter Six
          • Chapter Seven
          • Chapter Eight
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          • Chapter Two
        • Managers >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
        • Match 2 Remember >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
        • Memories >
          • Chapter One: Part One
          • Chapter One: Part Two
          • Chapter One: Part Three
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
        • Night 2 Remember >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
        • Red Letter Day >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
        • Stories that Must Be Told >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
        • Story Behind the Story >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
        • Tag Team Thumb-Sketch >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
          • Chapter Five
        • Unusual Wrestler >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
          • Chapter Three
          • Chapter Four
        • What A Card >
          • Chapter One
          • Chapter Two
        • Ancient History
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        • I Did Not Know That
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        • Pro Wrestling in Chattanooga’s Memorial Auditorium 1950
        • Referees: Rick Hazzard
        • Territories
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        • Wrestling In Print: Dickson Tennessee Tragedy Cripples Memphis Roster
    • Guest Writers >
      • Dangerous D >
        • Great Referees
      • David K >
        • Super WrestleMania
      • Kris L >
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      • Mark D.R. >
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        • Big Turn of 1980
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      • Roy L >
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        • Lucier's Lucha Lunacy
      • Ruslan C.P. >
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        • The Evolution of the Catch-Hold on the Continent
      • Russell J >
        • Ode to the Manager
  • Bios
    • A >
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        • Galento
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      • Americus
      • Andre Christol
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        • Savoldi
      • Apollon
      • Archie Gouldie
    • B >
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      • Bam Bam Bigelow
      • Ben Lion Heart
      • Bert >
        • Assirati
        • Rubi
      • Big >
        • Boss Man
        • Bully Busick
      • Billy >
        • Graham; "Superstar"
        • Robinson
      • Black Butcher Johnson
      • Blackjack Mulligan
      • Blondy Chrane
      • Bobby >
        • Bruns
        • Christy
        • Davis
        • Duncum Sr.
      • Bronko Nagurski
      • Bruiser Brody
      • Bruno Sammartino
      • Buddy >
        • Austin
        • Jackson
      • Bugsy McGraw
      • Bull Montana
      • Bulldog Brower
      • Buzz Sawyer
    • C >
      • Carl Abs
      • Chambers Zipps
      • Charles >
        • Lange
        • Moth
      • Chick Donovan
      • Chief >
        • Big Heart
        • Chewacki
      • Clarence >
        • Bouldin
        • Whistler
      • Cliff Maupin
      • Col. J.H. McLaughlin
      • Con Balasis
      • Constantine Romanoff
      • Crusher Verdu
      • Cy Williams
    • D >
      • Dan >
        • McLeod
        • Spivey
      • Danno O'Mahoney
      • Dave Bond
      • Don >
        • Campbell
        • Carson
        • Sugai
      • Donald Dinnie
      • Doug Embry
      • Douglas Clark
      • Dr >
        • Benjamin F. Roller
        • "Doc" White
        • Orville Lee Grable
      • Duncan >
        • A. McMillan
        • C. Ross
      • Dynamite Kid
    • E >
      • Earl Caddock
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        • Lewis
      • Eddie Guerrero
      • Edwin Bibby
      • Elvira Snodgrass
      • Emir Badui
      • Eric Pederson
      • Ernest Roeber
      • Ethel Johnson
      • Eugen Sandow
      • Evan Lewis
    • F >
      • "Farmer" Burns
      • Frank >
        • Crozier
        • Gotch
        • Judson
      • Fred Beell
      • Fritz Hanson
    • G >
      • Gene LeBell
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        • Kennedy
        • Kotsonaros
        • Macricostas
        • William Flagg
        • Hackenschmidt
      • Gerry Morrow
      • Gorgeous George
      • Gottfried Grüneisen
    • H >
      • Harold Sakata
      • Harry Hill
      • Helmer C. Myre
      • Henry >
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        • Seishiro Okazaki
      • Hercules Hernandez
      • Homer Lane
      • Honey Boy Zimba
      • Hugh Leonard
    • I >
      • Ike Eakins
      • Infernos, The
      • Iron Sheik, The
    • J >
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        • Johnson
        • Reynolds
        • Sherry
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      • Jasmin St. Claire
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        • McMillen
      • Jock Ruddock
      • Joe >
        • Acton
        • "Barbados" Walcott
        • Carroll Marsh
        • Stecher
      • John McMahon
      • Johnny Kincaid
      • Josef Steinbach
    • K >
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      • Kathleen Wimbley
      • Karl Veimann
      • Ken Lucas
      • Kerry Brown
      • Kevin Sullivan
      • Koji Kitao
    • L >
      • Larry Zbyszko
    • P >
      • Paul Pons
      • Perro Aguayo
      • Pinkie George
      • Pirata Morgan
      • Professor >
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        • William Miller
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      • Randy Savage
      • Ray >
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        • Candy
      • Regis Siki
      • Ric Flair
      • Rick Hazzard
      • Rick Rude
      • Rip Oliver
      • Robin Reed
      • Roger Kirby
      • Rudolf Grüneisen
    • S >
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      • Seelie Samara
      • Sgt. Slaughter
      • Sorakichi Matsuda
      • Shokichi Hamada
      • Sid
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      • Steve >
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        • Strong
      • Stu Gibson
      • Super Muneco
    • T >
      • Taro Miyake
      • Tatsumi Fujinami
      • Terrible Turk >
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        • Ali Nurullah Hasan
        • Yousouf Ishmaelo
      • Terry Gordy
      • Thor Hagen
    • W >
      • Walter Palmer
      • William Muldoon
  • Interviews
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      • Tim Hornbaker
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      • Peggy Latham: Part One
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    • PWHS Team >
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      • Harry
      • Hayden
      • Jay
      • Jimmy
      • John
      • Julie
      • Mark
      • Terry
    • Referees >
      • Kris Levin
    • Wrestlers >
      • Bobby Bass
      • Tim Parks
      • Tom >
        • Connors: Part One
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        • Connors: Part Three
        • Connors: Part Four
        • Connors: Part Five
        • Connors: Part Six
        • Connors: Part Seven
        • Connors: Part Eight
        • Connors: Part Nine
        • Connors: Part Ten
        • Connors: Part Eleven
        • Connors: Part Twelve
        • Connors: Part Thirteen
        • Connors: Part Fourteen
        • Connors: Part Fifteen
        • Nash
      • Tony Nardo
  • Reviews
    • Promotions >
      • Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling >
        • GCCW 1950 >
          • GCCW Jan 1950
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        • GCCW 1951 >
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        • GCCW 1952 >
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  • Books
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      • Assassin
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      • Charles Fischer
      • Chris Jericho (A Lion's Tale)
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      • Diana Hart
      • Don Fargo
      • Dynamite Kid
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      • Frank Gotch (Wrestling)
      • Freddie Blassie
    • G >
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      • Gorgeous George
      • Greg Lambert's Holy Grail
    • J >
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      • Jake Shannon's Say Uncle!
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      • Jim Freedman's Drawing Heat
      • John Cosper's Bluegrass Brawlers
      • John Cosper's Louisville's Greatest Show
      • Jon Chattman's A Battle Royal in the Sky
      • Jonathan Snowden's Shooters
      • Junkyard Dog
    • S >
      • Scott Beekman's Ringside
      • Shawn Michaels (Heartbreak & Triumph)
      • Shawn Michaels (Wrestling For My Life)
      • Simon Garfield's The Wrestling
      • Sir Thomas Parkyns' Progymnasmata
      • Stan Hansen
      • Sting (Moment of Truth)
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Early History

​In The Beginning
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The origins of wrestling go way back in the annals of history. There are references to it in almost every ancient civilization. The Babylonian epic Gilgamesh features it, as does the Bible.(1)

Ancient Greece 

In ancient Egypt, soldiers used to wrestle for the nobility to demonstrate their physical prowess.(2) Yet it became even more ingrained in Greek culture. "Every Greek city of note housed a palaestra, or school of wrestling. In these schools, boys learned the simple but rigidly enforced rules of Greek wrestling."(3) The first professional wrestlers originated from Greece, men who represented their cities at various festivals.(4) The most famous of these was Milo of Croton.(5) Pankration, a more brutal form of wrestling, emerged at the thirty-third Olympiad.(6) Pankration matches often led to injuries or death.(7) When Greek culture faded and the Romans took over, the Romans enjoyed watching Pankration matches between slaves, but as a whole, it took a back seat to chariot matches and gladiatorial combat.(8) After the Roman empire fell, wrestling fell out of favor almost completely in Europe, although it still existed in Asia.(9)

Rustun

Wrestling has enjoyed a rich history in India and Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, it is said that the father of wrestling was the legendary Rustun Zaal, who was believed to have existed over one thousand years ago.(10) According to the legend, Rustun had superhuman size and strength, and he would easily defeat any opponent he faced.(11) After killing a Turkish opponent, he would fall out of favor with his king, and, as a result, be forced to flee to Persia, and in the process, abandon his son.(12) He would gain favor with the Persian king and become champion there.(13) In the meantime, as the legend goes, his son Sohrab would also become a great wrestler, and he would go on a search for his father.(14) When father and son met, several years later, they did not recognize each other--they were contending for a championship in Turkey.(15) The son would win the match, but upon a rematch, the father would fatally injure the son.(16) Sohrab's dying words were that he had hoped his father, Rustun, would avenge the defeat--at that, Rustun would realize who his opponent was and become heartbroken, then later kill himself because of his grief.(17) I am retelling this story to emphasize the importance that wrestling had in cultures all over the world, even in ancient times.

Middle Ages

In the late Middle Ages and during the Renaissance, wrestling enjoyed a resurgence in Europe: "Not only were special matches between local champions organized as entertainment for the nobility, but meetings between well-regarded competitors became frequently held activities in taverns catering to the lower classes. These matches, fueled by alcohol and heavy wagering, often became bloody affairs...Loosely-regulated or controlled tavern organized matches, like those rural bouts between peasants, occasionally led to the deaths of the competitors..."(18) In 1539, Ringerkunst would be published, which was one of the earliest illustrated books--it detailed wrestling techniques.(19) There were several references to wrestling in works of literature of the period, including Morte D'Arthur and Piers Plowman.(20)

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Across the Pond

In America, wrestling began to come into its own in the late seventeenth century and eighteenth century. George Washington used it as military training for his men.(21) In the nineteen century, during the frontier era, wrestling bouts would become more violent, although this soon waned, as the frontier lands became settled.(22) Abraham Lincoln was also an avid wrestler--it was said that he wrestled in 300 bouts.(23) According to some of the stories about him, he was quite formidable.

Nineteenth Century

During the nineteenth century, wrestling would continue to flourish all over the world, especially in Europe.(24) In England and in Switzerland, there were many great wrestlers, as well as in Ireland.(25) The sport became more formalized, and championships would come into existence.(26) The United States would follow this model after the Civil War.

Styles Emerge

Several styles of wrestling would become prevalent. The "Collar and Elbow" style was largely practiced by Irish-American wrestlers, who were becoming more and more dominant in the sport.(27) Essentially, each man would grab the opponent's collar with the left hand, while simultaneously using the right to grab the opponent's elbow.(28) It didn't last long, although it would serve to influence present wrestling somewhat. The "Greco-Roman" style, which was strictly amateur-based, emphasized upper-body strength.(29) It is the standard for amateur and olympic wrestling and it is still utilized in modern professional wrestling. In the late nineteenth century, though, "Catch-as-Catch-Can" would become the most widely-used style of wrestling. It was a loose combination of "frontier rough-and-tumble, holds from collar-and-elbow, and elements of Japanese jujitsu."(30) It was more fast-paced, more aggressive, than the earlier styles.(31) It allowed smaller wrestlers to become successful.(32) It still exists as the most widely practiced wrestling style.

Various American wrestlers were active after the Civil War, including John McMahon, Evan "Strangler" Lewis, Colonel J. H. McLaughlin, Viro Small, and a man who I will speak about in a future article, William Muldoon.


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Early History.
Author: Julie Hankinson.
Published: April 26, 2015.
Article: #86.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
Image Sources

1. bibleartists.wordpress.com
2. Public domain. 

Information Sources

1. Beekman, Scott. Ringside, pg. 2.
2. Beekman, pg. 2.
3. Beekman, pg. 3.
4. Beekman, pg. 3.
5. Beekman, pg. 3.
6. Beekman, pg. 3.
7. Beekman, pg. 3.
8. Beekman, pg. 4.
9. Beekman, pg. 4.
10. Fleischer, Nat. From Milo to Londos, pg. 11.
11. Fleischer, pg. 12-13.
12. Fleischer, pg. 13.
13. Fleischer, pg. 13.
14. Fleischer, pg. 13.
15. Fleischer, pg. 13.
16. Fleischer, pg. 13.
17. Fleischer, pg. 13-14.
18. Beekman, pg. 4.
19. Beekman, pg. 5.
20. Beekman, pg. 5.
21. Beekman, pg. 6.
22. Beekman, pg. 7.
23. Beekman, pg. 8.
24. Fleischer, pg. 10-11, 17-18.
25. Fleischer, pg. 10-11, 17-18.
26. Fleischer, pg. 10.
27. Beekman, pg. 10-11, 19.
28. Fleischer, pg. 21.
29. Beekman, pg. 19-21.
30. Beekman, pg. 20.
31. Beekman, pg. 20.
32. Beekman, pg. 37.
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