Wheels Of Courage

Author : David Davis
Publisher : Center Street
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781546084624

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Wheels of Courage by David Davis Pdf

Out of the carnage of World War II comes an unforgettable tale about defying the odds and finding hope in the most harrowing of circumstances. Wheels of Courage tells the stirring story of the soldiers, sailors, and marines who were paralyzed on the battlefield during World War II-at the Battle of the Bulge, on the island of Okinawa, inside Japanese POW camps-only to return to a world unused to dealing with their traumatic injuries. Doctors considered paraplegics to be "dead-enders" and "no-hopers," with the life expectancy of about a year. Societal stigma was so ingrained that playing sports was considered out-of-bounds for so-called "crippled bodies." But servicemen like Johnny Winterholler, a standout athlete from Wyoming before he was captured on Corregidor, and Stan Den Adel, shot in the back just days before the peace treaty ending the war was signed, refused to waste away in their hospital beds. Thanks to medical advances and the dedication of innovative physicians and rehabilitation coaches, they asserted their right to a life without limitations. The paralyzed veterans formed the first wheelchair basketball teams, and soon the Rolling Devils, the Flying Wheels, and the Gizz Kids were barnstorming the nation and filling arenas with cheering, incredulous fans. The wounded-warriors-turned-playmakers were joined by their British counterparts, led by the indomitable Dr. Ludwig Guttmann. Together, they triggered the birth of the Paralympic Games and opened the gymnasium doors to those with other disabilities, including survivors of the polio epidemic in the 1950s.Much as Jackie Robinson's breakthrough into the major leagues served as an opening salvo in the civil rights movement, these athletes helped jump-start a global movement about human adaptability. Their unlikely heroics on the court showed the world that it is ability, not disability, that matters most. Off the court, their push for equal rights led to dramatic changes in how civilized societies treat individuals with disabilities: from kneeling buses and curb cutouts to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Their saga is yet another lasting legacy of the Greatest Generation, one that has been long overlooked. Drawing on the veterans' own words, stories, and memories about this pioneering era, David Davis has crafted a narrative of survival, resilience, and triumph for sports fans and athletes, history buffs and military veterans, and people with and without disabilities.

Author : Bernard Waber
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002-10-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547740584

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Courage by Bernard Waber Pdf

What is courage? Certainly it takes courage for a firefighter to rescue someone trapped in a burning building, but there are many other kinds of courage too. Everyday kinds that normal, ordinary people exhibit all the time, like “being the first to make up after an argument,” or “going to bed without a nightlight.” Bernard Waber explores the many varied kinds of courage and celebrates the moments, big and small, that bring out the hero in each of us.

Author : Darlene Beck-Jacobson
Publisher : Creston Books
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781939547705

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Wheels of Change by Darlene Beck-Jacobson Pdf

Racial intolerance, social change, and sweeping progress make 1908 Washington, D.C., a turbulent place to grow up in for 12-year-old Emily Soper. For Emily, life in Papa's carriage barn is magic, and she's more at home hearing the symphony of the blacksmith's hammer than trying to conform to the proper expectations of young ladies. When Papa's livelihood is threatened by racist neighbors and horsepower of a different sort, Emily faces changes she'd never imagined. Finding courage and resolve she didn't know she had, Emily strives to save Papa's business, even if it means going all the way to the White House.

Author : Laura Scandiffio
Publisher : Annick Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781554515899

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People Who Said No by Laura Scandiffio Pdf

Sometimes it’s okay to ignore the rules or break the law. In fact, it’s essential! This thought-provoking book features people who did just that: Sophie and Hans Scholl, siblings who distributed antigovernment pamphlets in Nazi Germany; and Andrei Sakharov, who helped develop the nuclear bomb in Cold War Russia, but then spoke out against its use. Some, like Rosa Parks, were not originally in positions of political power but came out of the ranks of regular citizens to stand up for human rights. Others, like Oscar Romero, archbishop of El Salvador, used their power to change the status quo. Also included are Helen Suzman, a South African member of parliament who fought apartheid; Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent years under house arrest for protesting the dictatorship in Burma; and the people of Egypt, who recently brought down the repressive government of Hosni Mubarak. These inspirational profiles of people who followed their moral compass make for riveting stories as well as excellent starting points for discussions about ethics and morality.

Author : Breindy H.,Shaindy Perl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Cerebral palsied
ISBN : 160091084X

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My Life on Wheels by Breindy H.,Shaindy Perl Pdf

Author : Gelya Frank
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520922352

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Venus on Wheels by Gelya Frank Pdf

In 1976 Gelya Frank began writing about the life of Diane DeVries, a woman born with all the physical and mental equipment she would need to live in our society--except arms and legs. Frank was 28 years old, DeVries 26. This remarkable book--by turns moving, funny, and revelatory--records the relationship that developed between the women over the next twenty years. An empathic listener and participant in DeVries's life, and a scholar of the feminist and disability rights movements, Frank argues that Diane DeVries is a perfect example of an American woman coming of age in the second half of the twentieth century. By addressing the dynamics of power in ethnographic representation, Frank--anthropology's leading expert on life history and life story methods--lays the critical groundwork for a new genre, "cultural biography." Challenged to examine the cultural sources of her initial image of DeVries as limited and flawed, Frank discovers that DeVries is gutsy, buoyant, sexy--and definitely not a victim. While she analyzes the portrayal of women with disabilities in popular culture--from limbless circus performers to suicidal heroines on the TV news--Frank's encounters with DeVries lead her to come to terms with her own "invisible disabilities" motivating the study. Drawing on anthropology, philosophy, psychoanalysis, narrative theory, law, and the history of medicine, Venus on Wheels is an intellectual tour de force.

Author : Donna Wiegle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578884763

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Finding Courage by Donna Wiegle Pdf

Donna Wiegle is a woman of action. She is also a woman of courage. In 2019, she decided to ride a motorcycle across the United States to raise awareness about ovarian cancer. As a stage IV ovarian cancer patient, she was three years into her journey when she shipped her Harley-Davidson motorcycle from her home on Swan's Island, Maine to Coos Bay, Oregon. Donna would fly to the West Coast and ride back across the country, a journey of more than 6,000 miles. She was on the road for more than a month, riding more than 5,000 miles alone. Donna called her trip TEAL on WHEELS, teal being the color that represents ovarian cancer. She distributed 770 ovarian cancer symptom cards and shared her cancer story with women she met as she rode across the country. FINDING COURAGE: Navigating Cancer on my Harley tells Donna's story of navigating her own advanced stage cancer journey as well as navigating her way across the country. She shares tales of the people she met on her ride and of the beautiful places she visited. She also shares the challenges of riding through oppressive heat, rain, hail, and strong winds all while dealing with her own medical challenges. Donna demonstrates how to find your courage when you need it the most, both during her ride and throughout her medical journey. The book contains more than 60 color photos illustrating the story, along with a map of the route that Donna took to ride from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Donna rode through 19 different states and visited eight National Parks as she traveled across the country. The ride was physically and mentally challenging, but in the end, it proved to be the bucket list trip of a lifetime!

Author : Amy Snyder
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781617495199

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Hell on Two Wheels by Amy Snyder Pdf

Contestants have died, been maimed, and spiraled down into the nightmarish realm of madness. Half of them don't finish--in fact, only 200 racers have ever made it to the end. "Outside" magazine calls it "the toughest test of endurance in the world." RAAM (the Race Across America) is a bicycle race like no other. This epic race is the most brutal organized sporting event you've never heard of and one of the best-kept secrets in the sports world. Author Amy Snyder follows a handful of athletes before, during, and after the 2009 event, the closest and most controversial in history. "Hell on Two Wheels" is a thrilling and remarkably detailed account of their ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies. By experiencing the race from the perspective of the racers themselves, "Hell on Two Wheels" breaks new ground in helping us appreciate how such a grueling effort can be so cleansing and self-revelatory. This is more than just a race; it's a monster, a crucible, an unforgettable allegory about the human experience of pain and joy and self-discovery.

Author : Kathleen Kaplan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9798988475408

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Wheels of Courage by Kathleen Kaplan Pdf

Lia is nervous to learn to ride a new bike. She struggles with balancing the bike. Her lack of self-confidence makes her want to give up. When she falls, she must find the courage to try again. With encouragement, Lia perseveres. She keeps practicing until she finally succeeds. WHEELS OF COURAGE is an inspirational children's story of a young girl who perseveres to learn something new. She learns that there are obstacles, but with courage she keeps trying.

Author : Armstrong Sperry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1968-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780027860306

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Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry Pdf

For use in schools and libraries only. Relates how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people.

Author : Robert Aros,Rob Ternan
Publisher : Shore Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0963870408

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Beyond Courage by Robert Aros,Rob Ternan Pdf

Rarely does a book come along that is so absorbing that the reader cannot put the book down. Such a book is BEYOND COURAGE. Robert Aros, along with veteran writer Rob Ternan, has aptly recorded the action packed story of himself, his wife Margaret & their 17-year-old son Christian being shipwrecked & set adrift in a tiny rubber raft for 26 days in the South Pacific. They survived unbelievable odds as El Nino crazed seas, strange winds, fateful blunders & bumbling rescue efforts conspired to strip them of food, water & even hope itself. A family tale of conflict, survival, faith & love. REVIEWS: "it is definitely the type of book that once you start, you cannot put it down. The variety of emotions, fear, anxiety, love, & hope saturate every page. Definitely not your typical 'LOST AT SEA STORY', but a true adventure."--David Underwood. "I read the first chapter & was hooked. It pulled me right in. It was not overly wordy, & didn't beat around the bush, but got right into the action."--Carol Jackson, Librarian. "Terse honest account of an extraordinary human experience. It steers clear of sentimentality & heads straight for the stronger emotions, fear, desperation & ultimately joy."--Vivian Reed, Librarian. Shore Publishing, 239 Nieto Ave., Suite A, Long Beach, CA 90803. (800) 655-8689.

Author : Tricia Jacobson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1989059783

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Nova by Tricia Jacobson Pdf

A story of coming of age, NOVA explores community, friendship, and faith, and how thinking differently about the past can build a meaningful future.

Author : Peter Zheutlin
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780806531717

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Around The World On Two Wheels by Peter Zheutlin Pdf

Peter Zheutlin's thoroughly researched account will make you wish you'd been around to catch a glimpse of the extraordinary woman as she went wheeling by. --Bill Littlefield, National Public Radio's Only A Game Until 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement deals, and no young mothers with the chutzpah to circle the globe on a bicycle. Annie Londonderry changed all of that. When Annie left Boston in June of that year, she was a brash young lady with a 42-pound bicycle, a revolver, a change of underwear, and a dream of freedom. She was also a feisty mother of three who had become the center of what one newspaper called "one of the most novel wagers ever made": a high-stakes bet between two wealthy merchants that a woman could not ride around the world on a bicycle. The epic journey that followed took the connection between athletics and commercialism to dizzying new heights, and turned Annie Londonderry into a symbol of women's equality. A vastly entertaining blend of social history, high adventure, and maverick marketing, Around the World on Two Wheels is an unforgettable portrait of courage, imagination, and tenacity. "Annie was a remarkable woman and well worth getting to know." --Booklist "A wonderful telling of one of the most intriguing, offbeat, and until now, lost chapters in the history of cycling." --David Herlihy, author of Bicycle: The History "A pleasant, affectionate portrait of a free spirit who pedaled her way out of Victorian constraints." --Kirkus Reviews "[A] charming and informative book." --Cape Cod Times "[An] incredible story. . .[a] fascinating book." --NextReads "[A] stirring tale. . .not only a must read, but a must have." --Western Writers of America Roundup Magazine "[A] remarkable saga." --The Winston-Salem (NC) Journal "[R]ead[s]. . .like a novel." --The Columbia (SC) State "[M]eticulously researched. . .illuminat[es] the feeling of a bygone era." --The Portsmouth (NH) Wire Peter Zheutlin has been chasing the story of his great-grandaunt Annie Londonderry for more than four years. He is an avid cyclist and a freelance journalist whose work appears regularly in the Boston Globe and the Christian Science Monitor. He has also written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, AARP Magazine, Bicycling, the New England Quarterly, and other publications. He lives in Needham, Massachusetts.

Author : Deborah A. Turner,Diana Mohler
Publisher : Doral Pub
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Chihuahua (Dog breed)
ISBN : 0944875548

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How Willy Got His Wheels by Deborah A. Turner,Diana Mohler Pdf

Willy is a lively, friendly dog who wants nothing but a home, even if his legs don't work, and when Deborah adopts him she determines to find a way to help him move about, even if balloons or a skateboard don't do the trick

Author : Diane Alber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-23
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : 195128724X

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A Little SPOT of Courage by Diane Alber Pdf

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