Tigerbelle
The Wyomia Tyus Story
$50.31
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2018
Summary
”[Dave] Zirin’s Edge of Sports imprint at Akashic is publishing Tigerbelle (Sept.), a memoir from two-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Wyomia Tyus. The daughter of a tenant farmer in rural Georgia, she won top honors at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. In the book, coauthored by Elizabeth Terzakis, she recalls her turbulent path to the top and her struggle to find recognition afterward.”
–Publishers Weekly, Sports Preview
“Tigerbelle offers a fresh persp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781617756580 |
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| ISBN-10: | 161775658X |
| Author: | Wyomia Tyus, Elizabeth Terzakis, Joy Reid |
| Publisher: | Akashic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Akashic Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 348g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 139mm |
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Critics Review
The story of Tyus and the Tennessee State Tigerbelles has been likened to the Hidden Figures of women’s sports, and the comparison is apt. Though Tyus never graced the cover of a Wheaties box or Sports Illustrated, she and her teammates became an unparalleled force in track and field, breaking barriers, setting records, and challenging the racism and sexism of their era.– “Literary Hub”
About The Author
Wyomia Tyus
Elizabeth Terzakis teaches English and creative writing at a community college in Northern California. Her fiction has appeared in New England Review, Minerva Rising, Solstice, and Birdland Journal, and her nonfiction publications include articles on the global AIDS crisis, education, free speech, human nature, and capital punishment. Tigerbelle is her first book.
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