Author: Ron Hotchkiss
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039118798
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
When Rosa Grosse first ran at the Canadian National Exhibition's Athletic Day in 1923 she never imagined the heights she would reach in the sport of sprinting. Already known as a fine basketball player, she became a world record holder and arguably the finest female sprinter Canada ever produced. Her running earned her fame and publicity she did not seek. Never comfortable in the spotlight, she was a reluctant sports hero who was celebrated and acclaimed throughout the country. By her achievements she brought women's running from a sideshow entertainment at picnics and men's competitions to the international stage. As such, she was a trailblazer, breaking down barriers and rousing young women everywhere to take up the sport. Her story is an inspiring one. While achieving greatness she faced a significant personal challenge. She was losing her hearing.
Queen Of the Cinder Track
Author: Ron Hotchkiss
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039118798
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
When Rosa Grosse first ran at the Canadian National Exhibition's Athletic Day in 1923 she never imagined the heights she would reach in the sport of sprinting. Already known as a fine basketball player, she became a world record holder and arguably the finest female sprinter Canada ever produced. Her running earned her fame and publicity she did not seek. Never comfortable in the spotlight, she was a reluctant sports hero who was celebrated and acclaimed throughout the country. By her achievements she brought women's running from a sideshow entertainment at picnics and men's competitions to the international stage. As such, she was a trailblazer, breaking down barriers and rousing young women everywhere to take up the sport. Her story is an inspiring one. While achieving greatness she faced a significant personal challenge. She was losing her hearing.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039118798
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
When Rosa Grosse first ran at the Canadian National Exhibition's Athletic Day in 1923 she never imagined the heights she would reach in the sport of sprinting. Already known as a fine basketball player, she became a world record holder and arguably the finest female sprinter Canada ever produced. Her running earned her fame and publicity she did not seek. Never comfortable in the spotlight, she was a reluctant sports hero who was celebrated and acclaimed throughout the country. By her achievements she brought women's running from a sideshow entertainment at picnics and men's competitions to the international stage. As such, she was a trailblazer, breaking down barriers and rousing young women everywhere to take up the sport. Her story is an inspiring one. While achieving greatness she faced a significant personal challenge. She was losing her hearing.
Historical Records of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Author: Great Britain. Army. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Frank Armstrong at Queens
Author: Matthew M. Colton
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 373404250X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Frank Armstrong at Queens by Matthew M. Colton
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 373404250X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Frank Armstrong at Queens by Matthew M. Colton
Frank Armstrong at Queens
Author: Walter Camp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boarding schools
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boarding schools
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Queen's Quarterly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles Book 2)
Author: Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141971843
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The second book in The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer. This is not the fairytale you remember. But it's one you won't forget. SCARLET BENOIT'S grandmother is missing. The police have closed her case. The only person Scarlet can turn to is Wolf, a street fighter she does not trust, but they are drawn to each other. Meanwhile, in New Beijing, Cinder will become the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive - when she breaks out of prison to stay one step ahead of vicious Queen Levana. As Scarlet and Wolf expose one mystery, they encounter Cinder and a new one unravels. Together they must challenge the evil queen, who will stop at nothing to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner . . . ***Red Riding Hood-meets-Percy Jackson in a thrilling new spin on Grimm by Marissa Meyer, the author of Cinder.***
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141971843
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The second book in The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer. This is not the fairytale you remember. But it's one you won't forget. SCARLET BENOIT'S grandmother is missing. The police have closed her case. The only person Scarlet can turn to is Wolf, a street fighter she does not trust, but they are drawn to each other. Meanwhile, in New Beijing, Cinder will become the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive - when she breaks out of prison to stay one step ahead of vicious Queen Levana. As Scarlet and Wolf expose one mystery, they encounter Cinder and a new one unravels. Together they must challenge the evil queen, who will stop at nothing to make Prince Kai her husband, her king, her prisoner . . . ***Red Riding Hood-meets-Percy Jackson in a thrilling new spin on Grimm by Marissa Meyer, the author of Cinder.***
The Matchless Six
Author: Ron Hotchkiss
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 1770490671
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
It is July 1928, and Canada’s first women’s Olympic team — “The Matchless Six” — is heading to Amsterdam, the site of the ninth Olympiad of the modern era. Canada’s finest female track-and-field athletes, having survived rigorous training and the grueling selection process at the Olympic Trials, were determined to take their big talent and big dreams to the top. Meet Jane Bell, Myrtle Cook, Bobbie Rosenfeld, and Ethel Smith, the “Flying Four” who comprised Canada’s first relay team; Ethel Catherwood, the “Saskatoon Lily,” who became the champion high-jumper and the most photographed female athlete at the Olympic Games; and Jean Thompson, the youngest member of the team at seventeen, who became one of the world’s most outstanding middle-distance runners. It was an impressive achievement: “A team of six from Canada, a country of less than ten million, competed against 121 athletes from 21 countries, whose total population was 300 million.” Impressive indeed. For many years, historian Ron Hotchkiss has been fascinated by “The Matchless Six,” the conquering heroines who took Amsterdam by storm. His extensive research has led to this riveting account, full of black-and-white archival photographs, of the events leading up to and following that fateful summer in the history of Canadian sport.
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 1770490671
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
It is July 1928, and Canada’s first women’s Olympic team — “The Matchless Six” — is heading to Amsterdam, the site of the ninth Olympiad of the modern era. Canada’s finest female track-and-field athletes, having survived rigorous training and the grueling selection process at the Olympic Trials, were determined to take their big talent and big dreams to the top. Meet Jane Bell, Myrtle Cook, Bobbie Rosenfeld, and Ethel Smith, the “Flying Four” who comprised Canada’s first relay team; Ethel Catherwood, the “Saskatoon Lily,” who became the champion high-jumper and the most photographed female athlete at the Olympic Games; and Jean Thompson, the youngest member of the team at seventeen, who became one of the world’s most outstanding middle-distance runners. It was an impressive achievement: “A team of six from Canada, a country of less than ten million, competed against 121 athletes from 21 countries, whose total population was 300 million.” Impressive indeed. For many years, historian Ron Hotchkiss has been fascinated by “The Matchless Six,” the conquering heroines who took Amsterdam by storm. His extensive research has led to this riveting account, full of black-and-white archival photographs, of the events leading up to and following that fateful summer in the history of Canadian sport.
Fairest
Author: Marissa Meyer
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 9781250067586
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 9781250067586
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
26.2
Author: Kathrine Switzer
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9781594863301
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A visual and narrative tour of marathon history throughout the world examines marathon popularity in social, philosophical, athletic, fashion, cultural, and scientific contexts, featuring photography by such top contributors as Helmut Newton and Susan Meiselas. 25,000 first printing.
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9781594863301
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
A visual and narrative tour of marathon history throughout the world examines marathon popularity in social, philosophical, athletic, fashion, cultural, and scientific contexts, featuring photography by such top contributors as Helmut Newton and Susan Meiselas. 25,000 first printing.
Children's Catalog of Two Thousand Books
Author: H.W. Wilson Company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description