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100 Athletes Who Shaped Sports History
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ISBN10: 0912517530
ISBN13: 9780912517537
Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
Published: Nov 1 2003
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.28
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780912517537
Publisher: Sourcebooks Explore
Published: Nov 1 2003
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.28
Language: English
The collaborative effort of Timothy Jacobs and Russell Roberts, 100 Athletes Who Shaped Sports History is a compilation of one hundred single-page biographies summarizing the lives and achievements of great athletes ranging from Ted Williams, Patty Berg, and Sugar Ray Leonard, to Jackie Robinson, Michael Jordan, and Wayne Gretzky. A black-and-white photograph or a simple sketch of each of the great sports figures accompanies the brief narrative describing their role in the particular sport they embraced. 100 Athletes Who Shaped Sports History is recommended as a quick and easy read for sports trivia buffs, as well as being a great book to introduce young people to the varied and diverse world of sports legends.
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