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Arthur Ashe
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A “thoroughly captivating biography” (The San Francisco Chronicle) of American icon Arthur Ashe—the Jackie Robinson of men’s tennis—a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual. Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943, by the age of eleven, Arthur Ashe was one of the state’s most talented black tennis players. He became the first African American to play for the US Davis Cup team in 1963, and two years later he won the NCAA singles championship. In 1968, he rose to a number one national ranking. Turning professional in 1969, he soon became one of the world’s m...
Arthur Ashe
Traces the tennis career of Arthur Ashe and describes the discrimination he faced as he worked to master the white man's game.
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe explains how this iconic African American tennis player overcame racial and class barriers to reach the top of the tennis world in the 1960s and 1970s. But more important, it follows Ashe’s evolution as an activist who had to contend with the shift from civil rights to Black Power. Off the court, and in the arena of international politics, Ashe positioned himself at the center of the black freedom movement, negotiating the poles of black nationalism and assimilation into white society. Fiercely independent and protective of his public image, he navigated the thin line between conservatives and liberals, reactionaries and radicals, the sports establishment and the black cause. E...
Arthur Ashe: Tennis Great & Civil Rights Leader
Legendary Athletes introduces readers to the people who have made significant impacts both athletically and socially. Arthur Ashe: Tennis Great & Civil Rights Leader highlights Arthur Ashe's childhood and rise to fame. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are also discussed. The tennis great's lasting legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos, and engaging text. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Arthur Ashe on Tennis
Featuring introductions by Billie Jean King, Lori McNeil, John McPhee, and George Vecsey, this collection of invaluable instructional advice and tennis wisdom from the late Arthur Ashe is infused with the finest insights of a great man and a great tennis mind.
Arthur Ashe
A diary record of the professional tennis star's thoughts and activities during one year of world travel and competition, covers championship matches, world politics, personal opinions, and fellow tennis players
Days of Grace
"Touching and courageous...All of it--the man, the life, the book--is rare and beautiful." COSMOPOLITAN DAYS OF GRACE is an inspiring memoir of a remarkable man who was the true embodiment of courage, elegance, and the spirit to fight: Arthur Ashe--tennis champion, social activist, and person with AIDS. Frank, revealing, touching--DAYS OF GRACE is the story of a man felled to soon. It remains as his legacy to us all.... AN ALTERNATE SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB
Game, Set, Match, Champion Arthur Ashe
A biography of African American tennis champion Arthur Ashe, a pioneering minority athlete known for his character, sportsmanship, and activism in social causes such as civil rights and HIV/AIDS awareness. Includes an afterword, author's note, and ph
Daddy and Me
Photographer Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, widow of tennis great Arthur Ashe, has created a touching portrait of Ashe's loving relationship with their six-year-old daughter, Camera--a relationship that thrived even in the face of AIDS. Told in Camera's own words and illustrated with powerful photos, the book shows that family life does and love do not stop with the discovery of an illness like AIDS. Black-and-white photos.
Arthur Ashe
A man of many firsts, Ashe was the first black to compete on the US Davis Cup Team, first black US National men's singles champion, US National Open Champion, and the first black male to win the Wimbledon singles in England.
