Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson

by Ashley Brown

A compelling narrative of the trials and triumphs of tennis champion Althea Gibson, a key figure in the integration of American sports and, for a time, one of the most famous women in the world.

From her start playing paddle tennis on the streets of Harlem as a young teenager to her eleven Grand Slam tennis wins to her professional golf career, Althea Gibson became the most famous black sportswoman of the mid-twentieth century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197551750
• ISBN13: 9780197551752
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.3"