{"product_id":"9780471735465","title":"A Hard Road to Glory, 1946 - 1969","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA Hard Road to Glory\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Hard Road to Glory, 1946 - 1969\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eArthur R. Ashe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSports \u0026amp; Recreation \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The definitive documentation of African American sporting history.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKenny Moore\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur Ashe's \u003ci\u003eA Hard Road to Glory\u003c\/i\u003e expertly captures the epic struggles and hard-won achievements of African American athletes throughout history. This revised and expanded \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e features new introductions, new photographs, new data, and a fourth volume that brings Ashe’s classic up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/b\u003e follows the emergence of sports in African American daily life and covers the period that gave rise to Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion; Marshall Taylor, \"the world's fastest cyclist\"; and Isaac Murphy, the first three-time winner of the Kentucky Derby. \u003cb\u003eVolume 2\u003c\/b\u003e encompasses America’s golden age of sports, when segregation led to the formation of independent black athletic organizations and Jesse Owens and Joe Louis became international sports figures. \u003cb\u003eVolume 3\u003c\/b\u003e opens as Jackie Robinson breaks baseball's color line and shows how, as the sports industry becomes big business, athletes from Muhammad Ali to Curt Flood and Spencer Haywood begin to claim their places in the spotlight. \u003cb\u003eVolume 4\u003c\/b\u003e takes updated material from the previous edition of Volume 3 (1970—1986) and brings the series up to date with all-new material on the last two decades, in which African American athletes become the most dominant and characteristic players in the NBA, the NFL, and Major League Baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For any reader trying to understand the relationship between sports and society and why there are so many blacks on the playing field but so few coaching and in the front offices and in the news media, I cannot commend A Hard Road to Glory too highly.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDavid Halberstam\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"No library should be without A Hard Road to Glory.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eStan Isaacs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur R. Ashe, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (1943—1993), was a social activist, author, and scholar as well as the winner of tennis championships at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the World Cup Team Finals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur R. Ashe, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (1943-1993). Born in Richmond, Virginia, Ashe was the winner of singles tennis championships at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the World Cup Team Finals. The social activist, author, and scholar lived in New York City with his wife, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, and their daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 January 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780471735465\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e520\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52459625709708,"sku":"9780471735465","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780471735465","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}