Wings of an eagle : the gold medal dreams of Billy Mills

Title
Wings of an eagle : the gold medal dreams of Billy Mills

Personal Author EPSB
Billy, Mills

Summary
"The autobiographical story of Billy Mills, an Oglala Lakota orphan who achieved his dream of winning a gold medal as a runner in the 1964 Olympics despite racism, poverty, and debilitating health challenges"--

Other Title
Gold medal dreams of Billy Mills.

Year Published
2024

Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Age Interest level
Ages 4-8

Personal Subject
Mills, Billy, 1938-.

Subject
Oglala Indians -- Biography.
 
Long-distance runners -- United States -- Biography.
 
Olympic athletes -- United States -- Biography.

Genre
Autobiographies
 
Biographies.
 
Picture books.

Added Author
Bowman, Donna Janell,
 
Nelson, S. D.,

Summary
"The autobiographical story of Billy Mills, an Oglala Lakota orphan who achieved his dream of winning a gold medal as a runner in the 1964 Olympics despite racism, poverty, and debilitating health challenges"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN
9780316373487

Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024.
 
©2024


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Bisset796.42 MILBook30276000415109Non-Fiction