The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh: The Greatest Female Athlete of Her Time

by Sheldon R Anderson and Sheldon R. Anderson

Book Overview

Stella Walsh was a Polish-American Olympic track and field icon of the 1930s. When Walsh was murdered years after her track career had ended, the autopsy brought her sex--and her legacy--into question. This first biography of Walsh reveals in detail her personal struggles, athletic triumphs, and tragic death.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442277556
• ISBN13: 9781442277557
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"