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-- Forty million dollar slavesc2006., Three Rivers Press Call No: 796.08 Rho Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines the participation of African-Americans in professional sports. Argues that black athletes are no more free than slaves were in pre-Civil War America. Incorporates personal anecdotes and interviews with research.
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c2012, Juvenile, Twenty-First Century Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Usa today lifeline biographiesSummary Note: Rodriguez is considered one of the best all-around baseball players of all time. He is the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs, breaking the record Jimmie Foxx set in 1939, and the youngest to hit 600, besting Babe Ruth's record by over a year. His two home runs on September 24, 2010 beat Sammy Sosa's record, making him the all-time leader in home runs by a player of Hispanic descent.
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By Leigh, Anna[2021]., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to open Series Title: Gateway biographiesSummary Note: Explores the life and career of Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman. Includes a chronology, resources for further information, and color photographs.
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2012., Greenhaven Press Call No: 338.47 ARE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: At issueSummary Note: "Are Players' Unions Good for Professional Sports Leagues?: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--
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c1995., Juvenile, Facts on File Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American Indian livesSummary Note: Profiles 11 men and women whose careers span the 20th century and who made their mark in such sports as distance running, car racing, and baseball.
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c2000., Primary, Carolrhoda Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: On my own biographySummary Note: Tells the story of the athlete's early life, All-Star basketball career, and winning of three medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics.
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c2000., Pre-adolescent, Lerner Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A Lerner biographySummary Note: A biography of the multi-talented female athlete, discussing the different sports in which she competed and her part in creating the first women's professional golf circuit.
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c2011., Pre-adolescent, Abdo Pub. Call No: 921 ZAHARIAS Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Legendary athletesSummary Note: An exploration of the life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias that discusses her childhood in Texas, Olympic performance, involvement in scandal, marriage, challenges, and other related topics.
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By Levit, Joe2020., Lerner Publications Call No: 796.082092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Babe Didrikson Zaharias not only broke records: she took athletics by storm, winning two Olympic gold medals for track and field before turning to professional golf. Witness more exciting moments from the life of this multi-talented athlete.
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[2014]., Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 927 .96352 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Learn about Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
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-- Making of a championc1999., Pre-adolescent, Clarion Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes.
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-- Making of a championc1999., Clarion Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes.
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2005, Little, Brown and Co. Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Matt Christopher legends in sportsSummary Note: Presents a short biography of legendary baseball player, Babe Ruth, and profiles his life and a career that spanned over twenty years.
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2006, Greenwood Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Baseball's all-time greatest hittersSummary Note: A biography of legendary baseball player for the New York Yankees, Babe Ruth, that chronicles his life, early career, baseball record, and struggle with throat cancer.
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2004, Greenwood Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Baseball's all-time greatest hittersSummary Note: Presents a biography of major league baseball player and winner of six MVP awards, Barry Bonds, and examines his life and career, his performance on the field, and the allegations of steroid use that have clouded his accomplishments.
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c1994., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 796.357 64 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the history of baseball in the Negro Leagues and its great heroes, including Monte Irwin, Buck Leonard, and Cool Papa Bell.
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2010., Roaring Brook Press Call No: 796.83092 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Art and poetry combine to tell the story of boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion in the early part of the twentieth century.
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2011, c2009., Vintage Books Call No: 796.4209 Edition: 1st Vintage Books e Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Recounts the author's experiences with the reclusive Tarahumara Indians, whose techniques allow them to run long distances with ease, and describes his training for a fifty-mile race with the tribe and a number of ultramarathoners.
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c2006, Primary, Roaring Brook Press Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, focusing on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements which gained him international fame and Olympic gold medals.