Going for Wisconsin gold : stories of our state olympians /

"This book provides insights into the lives of those who were raised in or spent significant time in Wisconsin on their journey to the Olympic Games. Through interviews with contemporary athletes and archival research into the earlier history, the author shows us how deeply entrenched Wisconsin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garcia, Jessie, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, WI : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2016.
Temas:
Olympic athletes > United States > Biography.
Olympics > Participation, American.
Athletes > Wisconsin > Biography.
Athlètes olympiques > États-Unis > Biographies.
Jeux olympiques > Participation américaine.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
SPORTS & RECREATION > Olympics.
Olympics > Participation, American
Athletes
Olympic athletes
United States
Wisconsin
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book provides insights into the lives of those who were raised in or spent significant time in Wisconsin on their journey to the Olympic Games. Through interviews with contemporary athletes and archival research into the earlier history, the author shows us how deeply entrenched Wisconsin is in the Olympics. Featuring the athletes' personal insights (many of them are telling their stories in complete detail for the first time) and filled with pictures from their personal collections, the book provides readers with a new and deeper understanding of the sacrifices, joy, pain, heartbreak, and absolute dedication it takes to reach the world's grandest sporting competition"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780870207662
0870207660

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