Title:
The Tigerbelles : Olympic legends from Tennessee State / Aime Alley Card.
ISBN:
9781493073887
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Essex, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2024]
©2024
Physical Description:
viii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Origins -- Growing a team -- The 1956 Nationals -- Melbourne -- Beginning again -- Blood, sweat, and tears -- What does it take? -- On the road -- Russia -- Wilma and Willye -- Home away -- Foxes, not oxes -- Season of change -- The Children's Movement -- Their own path -- Blue and white -- The 1960 Nationals -- Trials -- The image -- Showtime -- Up for gold -- The relay -- Homecoming -- Legacy.
Summary:
"The epic story of the 1960 Tennessee State University all-Black women's track team, which found Olympic glory at the 1960 games in Rome." -- Provided by publisher.
Conference Subject:
Genre:
OCLC Number:
on1390132597
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
Eagan - Wescott~1
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
