Louise Stokes, from the Boston area, was black and had her own set of battles to fight. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.American women going for the gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics--what it takes! Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago’s Betty Robinson competes as a member of the first-ever women’s delegation in track and field. "Fast Girls is a high-speed romp as ambitious and heart-pounding as its trio of track-star heroines...A gold medal read from Elise Hooper!" Eager to prove that she has what it takes to be a champion, she risks everything to join the Olympic team.

Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. The criticism about the team runs the gamut from women are too delicate to be athletes to they should just find a husband, have a passel of kids, and leave athletics to the men. These women lived in very different worlds until they met at the Olympics!
You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.Something went wrong. FAST GIRLS was for me a fast read because I raced through the book in twenty-four hours. Americ Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic TeamThis shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Loved this book! Outside of Boston, Louise Stokes, one of the few black girls in her town, sees competing as an opportunity to overcome the limitations placed on her. - "...kinetic, mesmerizing, and terrifically entertaining...A wonderful novel...it will surely appeal to anyone with an interest in the pioneering women who paved the rocky and uphill way for today’s female Olympians." Shipped quickly, delivered in great quality, and good for the price! In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. - Jennifer Robson, international bestselling author of “...a moving novel of strength, courage, and ultimately perseverance. Her aspirations appear impossible until a chance encounter changes her life. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations As tensions bring the United States and Europe closer and closer to the brink of war, Betty, Louise, and Helen must fight for the chance to compete as the fastest women in the world amidst the pomp and pageantry of the Nazi-sponsored 1936 Olympics in Berlin. These three athletes will join with others to defy society’s expectations of what women can achieve. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number.A New Englander by birth (and at heart), Elise lives with her husband and two young daughters in Seattle, where she teaches history and literature. "Fast Girls is a high-speed romp as ambitious and heart-pounding as its trio of track-star heroines...A gold medal read from Elise Hooper!" There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. They wouldn’t be wrong – he won 4 gold medals and became a legend.

Destined for further glory, she returns home feted as America’s Golden Girl until a nearly-fatal airplane crash threatens to end everything. Especially enchanting was the fact that these record-breakers were real! We work hard to protect your security and privacy. - Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network) "Fast Girls is a compelling, thrilling look at what it takes to be a female Olympian in pre-war America. Expertly researched and deftly crafted...I was absolutely captivated by the lives, struggles, and triumphs of Betty, Helen and Louise.” - Jillian Cantor, “FAST GIRLS will hurl you down the track of American history and have you rooting for some of the toughest underdogs ever to aspire to Olympic gold.

But beyond that women were still fighting for acceptance as athletes as many felt that a woman’s place was at home or believed in the myth that too much exercise would hinder a woman’s ability to have children.



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