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Althea Gibson: I Always Wanted to Be Somebody by Althea Gibson (2022, Trade Paperback)

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Author: Gibson, Althea (Author), King, Billie Jean (Foreword by). Publisher: New Chapter Press. Number of Pages: 200. Publication Date: 2022-02-01. ISBN13: 9781937559977.

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PublisherNew Chapter Press, Incorporated

ISBN-101937559971

ISBN-139781937559977

eBay Product ID (ePID)19050431037

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Edition2

Book TitleAlthea Gibson: I Always Wanted to Be Somebody

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicTennis, General, Sports

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorAlthea Gibson

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.1 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"The candid story of a crude, brassy tomboy who rose from the streets of Harlem to become a lady like queen of the tennis courts" -- Seventeen Magazine, "Althea Gibson, queen of tennis, has a true Cinderella story to tell and she does it well" -- Stars and Stripes, "It isn't pretty but it is honest and frank and intimate and very much worth reading." --Quentin Reynolds, Saturday Review, "This absorbing story of Althea Gibson's rise from the streets of Harlem to acceptance in the highest social circles, bearing the authentic stamp of herself on every page, might be judged a valuable social document." -- New York Times

Dewey Decimal796.342092

SynopsisI Always Wanted To Be Somebody is the intimate and candid story of a girl who grew up in the asphalt environs of Harlem, skipping school, drinking hard liquor, stealing and fist-fighting, but went on to break the color barrier in tennis and achieving the pinnacle of the sport by winning Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and becoming an inspiration for many future champions such as Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams, among many others.

LC Classification NumberGV994.G53