Title |
Wheels of courage : : how paralyzed veterans from World War II invented wheelchair sports, fought for disability rights, and inspired a nation
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Names |
Davis, David.
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Book Number |
DBC11662
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Title Status |
In Process
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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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.
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Language |
English
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Local Subject |
Anecdotes
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Personal narratives
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Nonfiction
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Sports NonFiction - SPT
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United States - History - 973
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Recreation - Athletic sports & games - 796
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Sports - Basketball - 796BK
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LC Subject |
Disabled veterans - United States
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Paralytics - United States - Anecdotes
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People with disabilities - Civil rights - United States
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Wheelchair basketball - History
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World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans - Anecdotes
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Audience Notes |
Unrated. Commercial Audio NLS/BPH
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Male narrator. NLS/BPH
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Publication Info |
Watertown, Massachusetts : Perkins Library, Perkins School for the Blind, 2023
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: First edition. New York, NY: Hachette Book Group,, 2020. 9781546084648
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