Arthur Ashe: A Biography

by Richard Steins

Book Overview

Born in the segregated South in 1943, Ashe overcame racial prejudices and segregation to break into the world of tennis, which had traditionally been dominated by whites. He rose to the top of the sport, winning three Grand Slam trophies and playing on the Davis Cup team. His tennis career came to an abrupt end when he suffered a heart attack while in his thirties. Ashe began a post-tennis career that included speaking out on social issues that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313332991
• ISBN13: 9780313332999
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary