American Victory
Wrestling, Dreams and a Journey Toward Home
$47.47
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
4 January 2011
Summary
“Compelling…American Victory represents the triumph of the human spirit.” –Los Angeles TimesHenry Cejudo’s remarkable journey follows an unlikely hero, the son of illegal immigrants, from the mean streets of South Central LA to the glory of the Beijing Olympics. The first American in sixteen years to win the gold medal in freestyle wrestling and the youngest American gold medalist ever in this event, Henry’s grit, passion, and resolve on display in China was a culmination of a life spent figh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451232038 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0451232038 |
| Author: | Henry Cejudo, Bill Plaschke |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Celebra |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 4 January 2011 |
| Weight: | 276g |
| Dimensions: | 227mm x 152mm x 14mm |
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About The Author
Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo is a wrestler and mixed martial artist whose journey is chronicled in American Victory- Wrestling, Dreams and a Journey Toward Home. He won the Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing games, and was the second youngest wrestler to ever win the gold.Bill Plaschkeis aLos Angeles Timessports columnist and author whose books includeI Live for This!- Baseball’s Last True BelieverandAmerican Victory- Wrestling, Dreams and a Journey Toward Home.Plaschke has been named national sports columnist six times, as well as Man of the Year by the Los Angeles Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
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