{"product_id":"althea-the-life-of-tennis-champion-althea-gibson-9781250246554","title":"Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003eBEST NONFICTION OF 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS' \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2023 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSHORLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A captivating book that brilliantly reveals an American sports legend long overlooked. Sally Jacobs tells the riveting story of Althea Gibson, my personal shero, who overcame daunting odds - on the tennis court and off - to stand at the world pinnacle of her sport and became an inspiration to many.\" \u003ci\u003e-- \u003c\/i\u003eBillie Jean King \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the all-white, upper-crust US Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive a powerhouse player who would integrate \"the game of royalty.\" The player was a street-savvy young Black woman from Harlem named Althea Gibson who was about as out-of-place in that rarefied and intolerant world as any aspiring tennis champion could be. Her tattered jeans and short-cropped hair drew stares from everyone who watched her play, but her astonishing performance on the court soon eclipsed the negative feelings being cast her way as she eventually became one of the greatest American tennis champions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGibson had a stunning career. Raised in New York and trained by a pair of tennis-playing doctors in the South, Gibson's immense talent on the court opened the door for her to compete around the world\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eShe won top prizes at Wimbledon and Forest Hills time and time again. The young woman underestimated by so many wound up shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II, being driven up Broadway in a snowstorm of ticker tape, and ultimately became the first Black woman to appear on the cover of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and the second to appear on the cover of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e. In a crowning achievement, Althea Gibson became the No. One ranked female tennis player in the world for both 1957 and 1958. Seven years later she broke the color barrier again where she became the first Black woman to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAlthea, \u003c\/i\u003eprize-winning former \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003ereporter Sally H. Jacobs tells the heart-rending story of this pioneer, a remarkable woman who was a trailblazer, a champion, and one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sally H. Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.60w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250246554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023 pg. 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally H. Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e is a former reporter for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and winner of both the coveted George Polk Award and the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting with the \u003ci\u003eGlobe\u003c\/i\u003e newsroom. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Barack\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of Barack Obama's father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41317796642931,"sku":"9.78125E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_7051de45-9a77-47e1-b71c-cf4403403836.jpg?v=1706711666","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/althea-the-life-of-tennis-champion-althea-gibson-9781250246554","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}