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.
At the 1948 Olympics in London, members of the U.S. Women's Track and Field team went down to defeat one by one. Any hope of winning rested on Alice Coachman. Thousands of spectators stayed late for the high-jump event and witnessed history as she became the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. In time for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, this book follows Coachman on her journey from rural Georgia, where she overcame adversity both as a woman and as a black athlete, to her triumph in Wembly Stadium.
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QUEEN OF THE TRACK
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 40
Product Weight: 1.00 lbs
Author: Lang, Heather
Illustrator: Cooper, Floyd
Publication Date: 2012-03-01
Language: English
Publisher: BOYDS MILLS PR
Dewey Decimal Classification: B
Audience Age Group: 05 to 09
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9781590788509
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