| Description |
313 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Gerald R. Gems -- Like a comet across the heavens : Isaac Burns Murphy, horseracing, and the age of American exceptionalism / Pellom McDaniels III -- John M. Shippen Jr. : testing the front nine of American golf / Sarah Jane Eikleberry -- When great wasn't good enough : Sam Ransom's journey from athlete to activist / Gerald R. Gems -- A league of their own : Rube Foster's "pitfalls of baseball" revisited / Michael E. Lomax -- Bessie Coleman : "the only race aviatrix in the world" / Bieke Gils -- Sol Butler : the fleeting fame of a world-class black athlete / James E. Odenkirk -- Robert L. "Bob" Douglas : "aristocracy on the court, an architect of men" / Susan J. Rayl -- Isadore Channels : the recovered life of a great African American sports star / Robert Pruter -- Tommy Brookins : pioneer in two worlds / Murry Nelson -- Tidye Pickett : the unfulfilled aspirations of America's pioneering African American female track star / Robert Pruter -- Harold "Killer" Johnson : making a career in the popular culture / James Coates -- Continuing the struggle : Teddy Rhodes and professional golf / Raymond Schmidt. |
| Subject(S) |
African American athletes -- Biography.
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African American athletes -- History.
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African American athletes.
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Biographies.
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History.
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| Added Name(S) |
Gems, Gerald R., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780803266797 |
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0803266790 |
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