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" Gail Devers / "
Richard Worth.
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BL
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| Record Number
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948227
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b702597
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| Main Entry
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Worth, Richard.
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| Title & Author
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Gail Devers /\ Richard Worth.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2002.
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| Series Statement
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Overcoming adversity
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93 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791063054
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: 9780791063057
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86) and index.
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| Contents
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"I knew I was back!" -- Beginning to race -- Graves' Disease -- Women and the Olympic Games -- Mind and body -- On to Atlanta -- Gail keeps on running.
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| Abstract
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Offers a brief introduction to the life of track and field star Gail Devers, discussing her 1992 Olympic triumph, her battle with Graves' disease, and her professional comeback.
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Devers, Gail,1966-
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Devers, Gail,1966-
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Devers, Gail,1966-
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Devers, Gail,1966-
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Runners (Sports)-- United States, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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Women runners-- United States, Biography, Juvenile literature.
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African Americans, Biography.
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Runners (Sports)
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Women, Biography.
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African American women-- Biography.
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Runners (Sports)
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RUNNING-- Biography.
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Women runners.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.42/2/092B
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| LC Classification
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GV1061.15.D49W67 2002
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