{"product_id":"latino-and-african-american-athletes-david-l-porter-9780313320484","title":"Latino and African American Athletes Today: A Biographical Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfrican Americans and Latino Americans have played an increasingly significant role in the ongoing saga of American sports--and not just in popular sports like basketball and baseball. This is the first comprehensive, multisport biographical resource to concentrate exclusively on the accomplishments, achievements, and personal struggles of notable African American and Latino American athletes of the last quarter century. A total of 175 important contemporary athletes--113 African Americans and 62 Latino Americans--are profiled. Most made significant contributions to their sport since 1990. Athletes include Roberto Alomar, Oscar De La Hoya, Forence Griffith Joyner, Evander Holyfield, Michael Johnson, Michael Jordan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ray Lewis, Sammy Sosa, Serena and Venus Williams, Tiger Woods, and many more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighteen sports, from baseball to bobsledding, are covered. The profiles of the men and women include personal background information and athletic career achievements through 2002. Each athletic career is traced, including entrance into sport, major accomplishments, records set, awards and honors, and overall impact. Quotations from the athletes enrich each profile. Bibliographies and photos complement the entries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David L. Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313320489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313320484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.24h x 7.26w x 1.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 365\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2004 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2004 pg. 1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2004 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/21\/2004 pg. 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 85","brand":"David L. Porter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086480027903,"sku":"9780313320484","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a471bd37-48ae-434f-bbd4-e39ee125bbf2.jpg?v=1769094906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/latino-and-african-american-athletes-david-l-porter-9780313320484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}