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Author Montillo, Roseanne, author.

Title Fire on the track : Betty Robinson and the triumph of the early Olympic women / Roseanne Montillo.

Publication Info. New York : Crown, [2017].
©2017

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Biographies  92 BIOGRAPHY ROBINSON    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  796.4209 MONTILLO    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  796.4209 MONTILLO    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  B ROBINSON, BETTY MON    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  B ROBINSON, BETTY    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  796.42 MONTILLO    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  796.4209 MON    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  796.42 MON    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  796.42 ROBINSON    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  796.42 MON    Check Shelf

Edition First edition.
Description 285 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-273) and index.
Contents Prologue -- Part one. Amsterdam, 1928 -- On track -- A new arrival -- A new pair of shoes -- The debut -- Off to the races -- Off to the games -- The SS President Roosevelt -- Queen of the track -- A new Babe in town -- Welcome home -- Part two. Los Angeles, 1932 -- Flying high -- Summer woes -- California dreaming -- Go west, young woman, go west -- Part three. Berlin, 1936 -- The Nazi games -- Rebound -- Off to Berlin -- Phenoms -- Epilogue.
Summary "A group portrait of the female track stars who won gold at the Olympics--in 1928, 1932, and 1936--breaking barriers for female athletes and overcoming personal odds"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Robinson, Betty, 1911-1999.
Runners (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
Women Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Women runners -- United States -- Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
SPORTS & RECREATION / History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports.
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 9781101906156 (hardback)
1101906154 (hardback)
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