Maine's Greatest Athletes

by Nancy Griffin

Book Overview

Mainers are known to be fiercely loyal, to their culture, history, and heritage, and to their favorite hometown sports heroes. Many of these heroes have gone on to have legendary careers on the national stage from Louis Sockalexis, the first Native American to play professional baseball, to Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first woman to win gold in an Olympic marathon. There's Seth Wescott, Olympic gold medal snowboarder; Joey Gamache, junior lightweight...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608937402
• ISBN13: 9781608937400
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Down East Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"