Wilma (The Triumphant NBC-TV Special Starring Cicely Tyson) by Rudolph. Wilma - 1977

Signet, 1977. Autobiography non-fiction paperback book with 8 pages of photos, 1st printing, Condition is very good. Has creases on spine on hinge front back cover, crease across tip of corner of front back cover, corners bumped, some edge wear, stamp - writing on first page. Pages tight and clean with light tanning, cover bright and glossy, a nice looking book.........WRAPPED IN PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK........CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS MUST INCLUDE SALES TAX...............We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books, please contact us for more iinformation**...... SUMMARY - (from back cover) - SHE RAN AGAINST THE CLOCK AND AGAINST THE ODDS....She was twentieth of twenty-two children in her family.....At six, her leg was in a brace from a series of childhood illnesses....By the time she was sixteen, she was running in the Olympics - winning a bronze medal.....At eighteen, she was the mother of a child - and her athletic career seemed over..... Two years later, she was racing for America in the Olympics once more - making history.... Now Wilma Raudolph tells it how it was and is - how a black woman athlete with such high odds against her can win both in life and in the toughest sports cometition in the world.......Wilma - AN NBC-TV WORLD PREMIERE MOVIE - Written, Directed & Produced by Bud Greenspan....Starring Cicely Tyson with Shirley Jo Finney as Wilma.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good.