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020 $a9780061624568 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
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020 $a9780061624551 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
037 $bOverDrive, Inc.$nhttp://www.overdrive.com
100 1 $aSchoenfeld, Bruce $q(Bruce Schoenfeld).
245 14 $aThe Match$h[electronic resource].
260 $aNew York :$bHarperCollins,$c2008.
500 $aTitle from eBook information screen.
520 $aWith the help of friends who recognized her extraordinary talent, Althea Gibson rose from a childhood of playing stickball on Harlem streets to claim victory at Wimbledon. It is widely recognized that her sacrifices along the way paved the road for the successes of Venus and Serena Williams. But Althea's was a victory hard fought and painfully won.She had no idea the turn her life would take when she met Angela Buxton at the French Indoor Championships. Despite her athletic prowess, Althea was shunned by the other female players. Her failing was her skin color. Angela, the granddaughter of Russian Jews, was also shunned. Her failing was her religion. Finding themselves without doubles partners, the pair decided to join forces, and together they triumphed, going on to win the 1956 championship at Wimbledon. The two women would become lifelong friends, and Angela would prove to be among Althea's greatest supports during her darkest times.Gibson died in 2003, but her life and her contributions to tennis and race relations in the United States are well preserved in this valuable book. Bruce Schoenfeld delivers not only the true story of Gibson's life but also an inspiring account of two underdogs who refused to let bigotry win -- both on and off the courts.
533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bNew York :$cHarperCollins,$d2008.$nRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1499 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 489 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 391 KB).
538 $aRequires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1499 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 489 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 391 KB).
653 #0 $aNonfiction
653 #0 $aSociology
653 #0 $aSports & Recreations
655 7 $aElectronic books.$2local
776 1 $cOriginal$z9780060526535
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