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The forgotten legacy of Stella Walsh : the greatest female athlete of her time

Title
The forgotten legacy of Stella Walsh : the greatest female athlete of her time / Sheldon Anderson.
Author
Anderson, Sheldon R., 1951-
Publication
  • Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
  • ©2017

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Description
xiii, 229 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
Subject
  • Walsh, Stella, 1911-1980
  • Women track and field athletes > Poland > Biography
  • Women track and field athletes > United States > Biography
  • Olympic athletes > Poland > Biography
  • Polish American athletes > Biography
  • Intersex athletes > Poland > Biography
  • Intersex athletes > United States > Biography
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-219) and index.
Contents
From Russian Poland to Cleveland's Slavic Village -- Cleveland's "Twentieth Century Flyer" -- Stanisława Walasiewicz Runs for Poland -- Winning Olympic Gold and a Challenge from Missouri -- Stella Walsh and Helen Stephens at the Nazi Olympics -- The Greatest Woman Athlete -- The Move to Los Angeles and an Arranged Marriage -- Back to Cleveland and the Murder -- Saving Stella Walsh.
ISBN
  • 9781442277557
  • 1442277556
LCCN
2016058110
OCLC
  • ocn969438625
  • SCSB-8858132
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library