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Wheels of courage : how paralyzed veterans from World War II invented wheelchair sports, fought for disability rights, and inspired a nation
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Wheels of courage : how paralyzed veterans from World War II invented wheelchair sports, fought for disability rights, and inspired a nation
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Based on veterans' first-hand accounts, the author shares paralyzed WWII veterans' experiences pioneering the sport of wheelchair basketball, as well as their post-war life experiences and their impact on the disability rights movement.
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Title
Wheels of courage : how paralyzed veterans from World War II invented wheelchair sports, fought for disability rights, and inspired a nation
Call No
UB363
Edition
First edition.
Authors
Davis, David, 1962-
Subjects
Disabled veterans--United States.
Wheelchair basketball--History.
Paralytics--United States--Anecdotes.
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Anecdotes.
People with disabilities--Civil rights--United States.
Paralytics.
People with disabilities--Civil rights.
Veterans.
Wheelchair basketball.
United States.
Anecdotes.
History.
Language
English
Published
Nashville [Tennessee] ; New York : Center Street, 2020.
Publication Desc
394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ;
ISBN
1546084649 (hardcover)
LCCN
2020935798
Dimensions
24 cm.