{"product_id":"the-first-lady-of-olympic-joe-gergen-9780810129580","title":"The First Lady of Olympic Track: The Life and Times of Betty Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first in which women--over the objections of many, including Pope Pius XI and the founder of the modern Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin--were allowed to run in the marquee track events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqually remarkable is the story behind the first female gold medal winner in the 100-meter dash, sixteen-year-old American Betty Robinson. A prodigy running in just her fourth organized meet, Robinson stunned the world, earning special praise from the president of the 1928 American Olympic Committee, General Douglas MacArthur. But Robinson's triumph soon became tragedy when in 1931 she was involved in a life-threatening plane crash. Unable to assume a sprinter's crouch, she nevertheless joined fellow pioneer Jesse Owens at the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics, and achieved further glory on the relay team. Journalist Joe Gergen's \u003ci\u003eThe First Lady of Olympic Track \u003c\/i\u003erescues an exceptional figure from obscurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Gergen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810129582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810129580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Joe Gergen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926328803583,"sku":"9780810129580","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2eeba72f-a2b9-440f-8f87-e0c264552242.jpg?v=1681082463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-lady-of-olympic-joe-gergen-9780810129580","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}