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Informationen zum Autor Sheldon Anderson is professor of history at Miami University (Ohio), specializing in Cold War history, European diplomatic history, and sports history. He is the author of A Dollar to Poland Is a Dollar to Russia (1993), A Cold War in the Soviet Bloc (2000), Condemned to Repeat It (2008), and The Politics and Culture of Modern Sports (2015). Klappentext Stella Walsh was a Polish-American Olympic track and field icon of the 1930s. When Walsh was murdered years after her track career had ended, the autopsy brought her sex-and her legacy-into question. This first biography of Walsh reveals in detail her personal struggles, athletic triumphs, and tragic death. Zusammenfassung Stella Walsh was a Polish-American Olympic track and field icon of the 1930s. When Walsh was murdered years after her track career had ended, the autopsy brought her sex—and her legacy—into question. This first biography of Walsh reveals in detail her personal struggles, athletic triumphs, and tragic death. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Prologue Chapter 1: From Russian Poland to Cleveland's Slavic Village Chapter 2: Cleveland's "Twentieth-Century Flyer" Chapter 3: Stanislawa Walasiewicz Runs for Poland Chapter 4: Winning Olympic Gold and a Challenge from Missouri Chapter 5: Stella Walsh and Helen Stephens at the Nazi Olympics Chapter 6: The Greatest Woman Athlete Chapter 7: The Move to Los Angeles and an Arranged Marriage Chapter 8: Back to Cleveland and the Murder Chapter 9: Saving Stella Walsh Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
