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Queen of the track : Alice Coachman, Olympic high-jump champion
- Title
- Queen of the track : Alice Coachman, Olympic high-jump champion / Heather Lang ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
- Author
- Lang, Heather.
- Publication
- Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills Press, 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc F 14-525 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.); 29 cm.
- Summary
- This inspiring story follows Alice Coachman from rural Georgia, where she overcame adversity both as a woman and as a black athlete, to the 1948 Olympics where, after enduring two canceled Olympic games due to the Second World War, she made history by winning a gold medal. Full color.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Call Number
- Sc F 14-525
- ISBN
- 9781590788509
- 1590788508
- LCCN
- 2011939994
- OCLC
- 756597289
- Author
- Lang, Heather.
- Title
- Queen of the track : Alice Coachman, Olympic high-jump champion / Heather Lang ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
- Imprint
- Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills Press, 2012.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.Cooper, Floyd.
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 14-525