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Author:

Fisher, Marshall.

Title:

A terrible splendor : three extraordinary men, a world poised for war, and the greatest tennis match ever played / Marshall Jon Fisher.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Crown Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

321 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Davis Cup--History.
Tennis--History.--History.
Cramm, Gottfried von,--1909-1976.
Tennis players--Germany--Biography.
Gay men--Germany--Biography.
Gays--Nazi persecution.
National socialism.
Budge, Don,--1915-2000.
Tennis players--United States--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-312) and index.

Contents:

The gentleman of Wimbledon -- Appeasement -- An American twist -- "I'm playing for my life" -- No man living or dead -- Miracles of redemption.

ISBN:

0307393941
9780307393944

OCLC:

(OCoLC)236339144

LCCN:

2008050527

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)