| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 229 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- From Russian Poland to Cleveland's Slavic Village -- Cleveland's Twentieth Century Flyer -- Stanislawa Walasiewicz Runs for Poland -- Winning Olympic Gold and a Challenge from Missouri -- Stella Walsh and Helen Stephens at the Nazi Olympics -- The Greatest Woman Athlete -- The Move to Los Angeles and an Arranged Marriage -- Back to Cleveland and the Murder -- Saving Stella Walsh -- Epilogue -- List of References -- Index -- About the author. |
| Summary |
Stella Walsh was a Polish-American Olympic track and field icon of the 1930s. When Walsh was murdered years after her track career had ended, the autopsy brought her sex-and her legacy-into question. This first biography of Walsh reveals in detail her personal struggles, athletic triumphs, and tragic death. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Walsh, Stella, 1911-1980.
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Walsh, Stella, 1911-1980. |
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Women track and field athletes -- Poland -- Biography.
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Women track and field athletes. |
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Poland. |
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Biographies.
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Women track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. |
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Olympic athletes -- Poland -- Biography.
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Olympic athletes. |
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Polish American athletes -- Biography.
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Polish American athletes. |
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Intersex athletes -- Poland -- Biography.
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Intersex athletes. |
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Intersex athletes -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports. |
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference. |
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports. |
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Anderson, Sheldon R., 1951- Forgotten legacy of Stella Walsh. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017 9781442277557 (DLC) 2016058110 |
| ISBN |
9781442277564 (electronic book) |
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1442277564 (electronic book) |
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9781442277557 (hardcover) |
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