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The first lady of Olympic track : the life and times of Betty Robinson

Title
The first lady of Olympic track : the life and times of Betty Robinson / Joe Gergen.
Author
Gergen, Joe
Publication
Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2014]

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Description
10 unnumbered pages, 189 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; 22 cm
Summary
The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first in which women, over the objections of many, were allowed to run in the marquee track events.
Subject
  • Robinson, Betty, 1911-1999
  • Robinson, Betty, 1911-1999
  • Runners (Sports) > United States > Biography
  • Women Olympic athletes > United States > Biography
  • Women runners > United States > Biography
  • Runners (Sports)
  • Women Olympic athletes
  • Women runners
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • collective biographies.
  • Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Riverdale -- Amelia Earhart sailed here -- Soft landing -- Golden girl -- Fit for a queen -- New York -- Parade rest -- Sexual politics -- Senior moment -- Crash -- Down and out -- Heil Brundage! -- Last voyage -- Torch song -- Power play -- Third Reich, third medal -- (Nazi) party time -- Love and marriages -- Home stretch -- Legacy.
ISBN
  • 9780810129580
  • 0810129582
LCCN
  • 2013035620
  • 40023903775
OCLC
  • ocn857898042
  • 857898042
  • SCSB-1779808
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library