The Resource Running sideways : the Olympic champion who made track and field history, Pauline Davis with T. R. Todd
Running sideways : the Olympic champion who made track and field history, Pauline Davis with T. R. Todd
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The item Running sideways : the Olympic champion who made track and field history, Pauline Davis with T. R. Todd represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "The inspiring story of Pauline Davis, a Bahamian sprinter who fought through poverty, inequality, and racism to compete in five Olympic Games and become the first woman from the Caribbean to win Olympic gold. She would inspire an entire nation and go on to become the first Black woman elected to the international governing body of athletics"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xv, 303 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Foreword, by Lord Sebastian Coe, president of world athletics
- Chapter 1: The starting line
- Chapter 2: A pearl is formed
- Chapter 3: The golden girl
- Chapter 4: Coming of age
- Chapter 5: The Crimson Tide
- Chapter 6: Peaks and valleys
- Chapter 7: Fall from grace
- Chapter 8: Redemption
- Chapter 9: The pact
- Chapter 10: Facing Goliath
- Chapter 11: 'Something isn't right'
- Chapter 12: Truth to power
- Afterword
- Isbn
- 9781538155493
- Label
- Running sideways : the Olympic champion who made track and field history
- Title
- Running sideways
- Title remainder
- the Olympic champion who made track and field history
- Statement of responsibility
- Pauline Davis with T. R. Todd
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The inspiring story of Pauline Davis, a Bahamian sprinter who fought through poverty, inequality, and racism to compete in five Olympic Games and become the first woman from the Caribbean to win Olympic gold. She would inspire an entire nation and go on to become the first Black woman elected to the international governing body of athletics"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1966-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Davis, Pauline
- Dewey number
-
- 796.42/2092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV1061.15.D38
- LC item number
- A3 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1980-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Todd, T. R.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Davis, Pauline
- Women sprinters
- Sprinters
- Olympic athletes
- Discrimination in sports
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Running sideways : the Olympic champion who made track and field history, Pauline Davis with T. R. Todd
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword, by Lord Sebastian Coe, president of world athletics -- Chapter 1: The starting line -- Chapter 2: A pearl is formed -- Chapter 3: The golden girl -- Chapter 4: Coming of age -- Chapter 5: The Crimson Tide -- Chapter 6: Peaks and valleys -- Chapter 7: Fall from grace -- Chapter 8: Redemption -- Chapter 9: The pact -- Chapter 10: Facing Goliath -- Chapter 11: 'Something isn't right' -- Chapter 12: Truth to power -- Afterword
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xv, 303 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781538155493
- Isbn Type
- : HRD
- Lccn
- 2021026088
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1256591113
- 3970231
- Label
- Running sideways : the Olympic champion who made track and field history, Pauline Davis with T. R. Todd
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword, by Lord Sebastian Coe, president of world athletics -- Chapter 1: The starting line -- Chapter 2: A pearl is formed -- Chapter 3: The golden girl -- Chapter 4: Coming of age -- Chapter 5: The Crimson Tide -- Chapter 6: Peaks and valleys -- Chapter 7: Fall from grace -- Chapter 8: Redemption -- Chapter 9: The pact -- Chapter 10: Facing Goliath -- Chapter 11: 'Something isn't right' -- Chapter 12: Truth to power -- Afterword
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xv, 303 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781538155493
- Isbn Type
- : HRD
- Lccn
- 2021026088
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1256591113
- 3970231
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