Wheels of courage : : how paralyzed veterans from World War II invented wheelchair sports, fought for disability rights, and inspired a nation

Title Wheels of courage : : how paralyzed veterans from World War II invented wheelchair sports, fought for disability rights, and inspired a nation
Names Davis, David.
Book Number DBC11662
Title Status In Process
Medium Digital Book
Annotation The story of the the founding of the Paralympic Games. Drawing on the words of World War II veterans, stories, and memories, David Davis has crafted a narrative of survival, resilience, and triumph for sports fans and athletes, history buffs and military veterans, and people with and without disabilities. Adult. Unrated.
Language English
Local Subject Anecdotes
Personal narratives
Nonfiction
Sports NonFiction - SPT
United States - History - 973
Recreation - Athletic sports & games - 796
Sports - Basketball - 796BK
LC Subject Disabled veterans - United States
Paralytics - United States - Anecdotes
People with disabilities - Civil rights - United States
Wheelchair basketball - History
World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans - Anecdotes
Audience Notes Unrated. Commercial Audio NLS/BPH
Male narrator. NLS/BPH
Publication Info Watertown, Massachusetts : Perkins Library, Perkins School for the Blind, 2023
Original Publication Recorded from: First edition. New York, NY: Hachette Book Group,, 2020. 9781546084648
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