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A collection of nineteen essays highlighting gay pioneers in sports.
Description
Stirring true stories of great sports figures whose sexual orientation was gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered. Gathered from 3000 years of Western history by Patricia Nell Warren, bestselling author of the well-known sports novel The Front Runner. Among the noteworthy sports figures are golfer Babe Didrikson, boxer Wilhelm von Homburg, pilot Amelia Earhart, downhill skier Erik Schineggerand 13th century jouster Jeanne la Pucelle, better known as Joan of Arc.
Collection
Call number
790 WAR
Subjects
Awards
Independent Publisher Book Awards (Gold — 2007)
Publication
Beverley Hills, Calif. : Wildcat Press, 2006
Physical description
345 p.; 23 cm