PEDRO E. MAUPOME BIOGRAPHY: RELICS OF IVORY

With more than 25 years of research, the book BIOGRAPHY OF PEDRO E. MAUPOME goes on sale. With 240 pages, more than 600 images. Maupome was an amateur World Champion in the 1910-11, 1916-17 and 1917-18 seasons under the supervision of the Interstate Three Cushion Billiards League of America, in the United States. He was the first player in the history of the three cushion to make a high run series of 18 points in a row in September 1914, in addition to being the creator of the Diamond System.Relics of Ivory, is much more than a simple biography: It is, above all, the reflection of a tireless man and a brave competitor in life and in his world that was billiards. In 1910, he was the first player on this continent to be hired to play abroad, against the best players in the world.This book recreates the life, triumphs and failures of the best athlete "Amateur" that gave Mexico in his time. Pedro Eugenio Maupome, going through his memorable feats, stormy failures, successes, misfortunes and all the problems he had to face to be the one we remember today: An immense competitor worldwide and a great character that was intimately related to celebrities of life social, artistic, sports and politics of Mexico and the world of that time.The author does not skimp on transmitting data, photos, anecdotes and images about Maupome, making this work a document of historical, valuable and billiard consultation in Mexico from 1870 to 1927. And with an extensive photo gallery of all World champions amateurs and billiards professionals from 1878 to 2018. And champions of Mexico from 1886 to 2018.Relics of Ivory is a book destined to remember the immortal feats and the testimony that this great Mexican bequeathed in the art of billiards, it is worth mentioning, that this thorough investigation reveals for the first time the majestic atmosphere in which our character interacted. And that, had it not been for the author's obsessive tenacity, this valuable information would have been lost forever.Have rights and it is for sale only on Amazon.com Read more