Soldier Athletes
Omtale
Stories of bravery and self-sacrifice from well known athletes who have served in the military.
-Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox outfielder, whose career was interrupted by service as a pilot during both World War II and Korea, where he saw combat and survived a crash landing.
-Rocky Bleier, Pittsburgh Steelers running back: Drafted in 1968, nearly lost a foot on a land mine during Vietnam War.
-Carlos May, Chicago White Sox outfielder, an emerging star whose fought to remain in the major leagues after a training accident during National Guard service caused him to lose his thumb.
-Pat Tillman, Arizona Cardinals defensive back who turned down a multi-million dollar contract to join the military after 9/11and was later killed in Afghanistan.
Produktinformasjon
- ISBN/Varenr: 9780547417295
- Utgivelsesdato: 12.09.2023
- Utgivelsesår: 2023
- Forlag: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Com
- Innbinding: Heftet
- Serie: Good Sports
- Språk: Engelsk
- Personer: Stout, Glenn
- Litteraturtype: Faglitteratur
- Emne: Children's Books/Ages 9/12 Biography
- Målgruppe: Barn/ungdom
- Aldersgrense: 0
- Opplag: 0
- Utgave: 0
- Illustrert: Nei
- Sider: 112
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