Title:
Wheels of courage : how paralyzed veterans from World War II invented wheelchair sports, fought for disability rights, and inspired a nation
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
Nashville, TN : Center Street, 2020.
Physical Description:
394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781546084648
Abstract:
Based on veterans' first-hand accounts of 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, the author shares their experiences pioneering the sport of wheelchair basketball, as well as their post-war life experiences and their impact on the disability rights movement.
Language:
English
