Author : Cristina Moracho
Publisher : Speak
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 29,85 MB
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0142424765
"First published in the United States of America by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2014."--Title page verso.
Author : James Trilling
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 11,76 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780295981482
This text is a wide-ranging consideration of the cultural and symbolic significance of ornament, its rejection by modernism and its subsequent reinvention. Trilling explains how ornament works, why it has to be explained and why it matters.
Author : Nicolas V. Iljine
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 21,59 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Odesa (Ukraine)
ISBN : 0295983450
"Both a visual treat and a serious exploration of Odessa's rich history, culture, and social fabric, this book stands alone as a sumptuous homage to a storied city that has inspired affinity and curiosity all over the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Sue Stauffacher
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,80 MB
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0375865446
Althea is nothing but trouble! Everyone agrees: her mama, her daddy, her teacher, even the policeman. But when Buddy Walker, the play leader on Althea's street in Harlem, watches her play paddle tennis, he sees something more: pure possibility. Buddy buys Althea her very own stringed tennis racket, and before long, she's on her way to becoming a great athlete—and to proving that she's more than just trouble. Althea Gibson was the first African American ever to compete in and win the Wimbledon Cup. Born in 1927, she was a spirited child and became an enormously talented athlete. Sue Stauffacher's lively text, paired with vibrant paintings by artist Greg Couch, captures the exuberance, ambition, and triumph of this remarkable woman. Readers will cheer from the stands as Althea transforms from playground tomboy to Wimbledon champion.
Author : Beatrice Gormley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 33,23 MB
Release : 2005
Category : African American women tennis players
ISBN : 0689871872
Althea Gibson (1927-2003) was the first black tennis player ever to compete in the U.S. Open and at Wimbledon in England. This biography focuses on Gibson's spirited childhood and highlights the traits that later made her a champion. Illustrations.
Author : Frances Clayton Gray
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 26,34 MB
Release : 2004-08-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
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Author : Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Publisher :
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Songs (Medium voice) with piano
ISBN :
Author : Emily Hendrickson
Publisher : Belgrave House
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,7 MB
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1610845315
Althea Ingram found no gentleman she could look up to among the London dandies and fortune-hunters. But in Europe she discovered John Maitland, Earl of Montmorcy, who personified her idea of the ideal husband. Unfortunately, it appeared that Montmorcy found her delicate and beautiful companion, Cecily de Lisl, more to his taste than the regally tall and lovely Althea. But her heart was already captured? Regency Romance by Emily Hendrickson; originally published by Signet
Author : Nina Karakonti
Publisher : Nina Couch
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 11,3 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
A promise is binding, a sworn oath. Once given it cannot be taken back, or so Althea believed. After she promises her father she will marry Captain Grindall, a man her mother has chosen, Althea finds herself caught in a treacherous conspiracy that reaches further than she could have suspected. As the French Revolution winds down across the Channel and Bonaparte seizes power, Althea finds herself drawn to the Duke of Argyll and begins to question the integrity of her heart. Meticulously researched, the reader will be taken through the social whirl of early Regency London, provincial life in Perth, Scotland, and into the world smuggling along the Kent Coast.
Author : Karen Deans
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 41,62 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0823448533
A new and updated edition of the picture book about the woman called "The Jackie Robinson of tennis." Although stars like Serena Williams cite Althea Gibson as an inspiration, Gibson's story is not well-known to many young people today. Growing up tough and rebellious in Harlem, Althea took that fighting attitude and used it to go after her goals of being a tennis champion, and a time when tennis was a game played mostly by wealthy white people in country clubs that excluded African Americans. In 1956, she became the first Black American to win a major championship when she won at The French Open. When she won the celebrated Wimbledon tournament the following year, Gibson shook hands with the Queen of England. Not bad for a kid from the streets of Harlem. With determination and undeniable skill, Althea Gibson become a barrier-breaking, record-setting, and world-famous sportswoman. This new and updated edition of this inspirational biography contains recent information on the impact of Gibson's legacy.
