A Spectacular Leap: Black Women Athletes in Twentieth-Century America

(Part of the Sport, Culture & Society Series Series)

By Jennifer H. Lansbury

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Through the stories of six athletes--Alice Coachman, Ora Washington, Althea Gibson, Wilma Rudloph, Wyomia Tyus, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee--Jennifer H. Lansbury deftly follows the emergence of black... This description may be from another edition of this product.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1557286582

ISBN13:9781557286581

Release Date:April 2014

Publisher:University of Arkansas Press

Length:300 Pages

Weight:1.48 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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