Refugee Smith and Other Stories of the Ring av Eustace Cockrell

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<p>Eustace Cockrell was a pioneer television writer who contributed to many of the early western shows including <em>Have Gun Will Travel</em> and <em>Gunsmoke</em>. He also wrote for such high-profile television programs as <em>Alfred Hitchcock Presents</em> and <em>Naked City.</em></p><p>Prior to his Hollywood career Cockrell was a prolific writer of short stories. Over a 25-year period beginning in 1932, his works appeared regularly in pulp fiction magazines including <em>Blue Book</em> and <em>Argosy</em> and in "slicks" like <em>Collier''s</em> and <em>Saturday Evening Post</em>.</p><p>While Cockrell''s short stories covered a broad range of fiction categories - detective, adventure, romance and even science fiction - he was primarily a writer of sports stories with the boxing ring being his favorite setting.</p><p>In 1940, Cockrell created one of the first African American fictional heroes in the person of boxer Ref