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I Remember Arthur Ashe

I Remember Arthur Ashe

I Remember Arthur Ashe

Mike Towle

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Turner Publishing Company
Año de edición:
2001
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Biografía: general
ISBN:
9781581821499

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This profile of tennis legend and activist Arthur Ashe, who succumbed to the AIDS virus in 1993, includes recollections from his peers, friends, family, and many others close to him, of a champion whose legacy remains alive today. Illustrations.

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