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Author:

Hunter, Shaun, 1961-

Title:

Great African Americans in the Olympics / Shaun Hunter.

Publisher:

Crabtree Pub. Co.,

Copyright Date:

c1997

Description:

64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Subject:

African American athletes--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Olympics--Juvenile literature.
Olympics--Participation, American--Juvenile literature.
Athletes.
African Americans--Biography.
Olympics.
Sportifs négro-américains--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Jeux olympiques--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Gail Devers -- George Foreman -- Rafer Johnson -- Florence Griffith Joyner -- Sugar Ray Leonard -- Edwin Moses -- Debi Thomas -- Evelyn Ashford -- Alice Coachman -- Jim Hines -- Michael Johnson -- Gwen Torrence -- Wyomia Tyus.

Summary:

Presents biographies of thirteen African Americans, including Edwin Moses, George Foreman, Debi Thomas, and Florence Griffith Joyner, who have won medals at the Olympics.

Series:

Outstanding African Americans

ISBN:

9780865058231 (pbk.)
0865058237 (pbk.)
9780865058095 (lib. bdg.)
0865058091 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN:

96046148

Locations:

KJPF566 -- Fort Madison Public Library (Fort Madison)

SEPC074 -- Hawkins Memorial Library (La Porte City)

SZPC124 -- Kothe Memorial Library (Parkersburg)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

DIPB173 -- Ventura Public Library (Ventura)