Tim Hornbaker is the author of eight nonfiction books, including National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling and Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire. His biography Turning the Black Sox White was nominated for SABR’s Larry Ritter Award and the Seymour Medal in 2015. He lives in Tamarac, FL, with his wife, Jodi.
“Tried-and-true wrestling fans will find lots to get excited
about.” — Publishers Weekly
“Tim Hornbaker has penned the definitive story of the death of the
wrestling territories and pro wrestling itself as many of us loved
it. Tim takes an incredibly complex story with many moving parts
and boils it down with precision to just what you need to know.” —
Jim Cornette, Pro Wrestling Legend and Historian
“With Death of the Territories, Tim Hornbaker further establishes
himself as possibly the finest wrestling historian writing today.”
— Jon Langmead, Writer, PopMatters, SLAM! Wrestling
“Armed with excellent research, Tim Hornbaker puts the reader in
the centre of the purge that wiped out the fiefdom that once ruled
professional wrestling, leaving Vince McMahon the last man
standing.” — Mike Johnson, PWInsider.com
“Tim Hornbaker’s Death of the Territories is a tightly researched,
engaging read that tells of the turbulent years surrounding Vince’s
conquest of the wrestling world and the struggles of those that
tried to keep up.” — Every Read Thing blog
“Hornbaker provides readers with an extensive and well-researched
look into the history of the pro wrestling territory system …
Hornbaker lays out the story in an engaging way which makes Death
of the Territories hard to put down.” — Clearing Out the
Clutter
“Tim Hornbaker shows why he is the quintessential writer on
professional wrestling history.” — Kayfabe Wrestling Radio
“Death of the Territories is the new standard-bearer in books for
this era of American pro wrestling. I cannot recommend it enough.”
— Voices of Wrestling
“Tim Hornbaker offers up an impartial and vital chronicle of the
death of the territorial system in a book that is a must for any
wrestling historian.” — Pro Wrestling Only
“Death of the Territories is a book that needs to be on every
wrestling historian and fan’s book shelf.” — Lance Writes blog
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