New Releases by Arthur Ashe

With a Foreword by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe

“The most comprehensive reference source on African-American athletes yet compiled.”—San Francisco Chronicle With a Foreword by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Available once again for a new generation of readers, the second volume in Arthur Ashe’s epic trilogy that chronicles the remarkable legacy of Black athletes in the United States—a major addition to our understanding of American history and the fulfillment of this legendary sports star and global activist’s lifelong dream. When tennis great Arthur Ashe first published his A Hard Road to Glory trilogy, this ambitious project was the first of its kind, a milestone in the presentation of United States social history. A Hard Road to Glory Volume 2, carries on the little-known full story of Black athletes and their contributions to American sports and culture. Volume 2 covers America’s “Golden Age” of sports from the end of World War One to the end of World War Two, from to 1919–1945. It was a time when the feats of legends such as Babe Ruth, Red Grange, and Jack Dempsey shone brightly—and segregation reigned supreme. Racial restrictions led to the formation of independent Black organizations, which saw its own share of extraordinary stars. Meanwhile, a number of great Black athletes, including Jesse Owens and Joe Louis, became sports heroes admired by millions worldwide. Today, Black athletes and Black women in particular are receiving more visibility than ever for their unparalleled, world record-breaking excellence, their activism, and their leadership and vision. Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Naomi Osaka are consistently elevating athletics and are reshaping the way we think about sports, excellence, society, and history. Arthur Ashe paved the way for them all; A Hard Road to Glory is fundamental to our understanding of Black athletes and our nation’s past, present, and future. Now more than ever, this collection is one of this amazing icon’s greatest legacies—a treasure to be celebrated by readers today and those to come.

With a Foreword by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe Available once again for a new generation of readers, the first volume in Arthur Ashe’s epic trilogy that chronicles the remarkable legacy of Black athletes in the United States—a major addition to our understanding of American history and the fulfillment of this legendary sports star and global activist’s lifelong dream. When tennis great Arthur Ashe first published his A Hard Road to Glory trilogy, this ambitious project—recognizing the contributions of Black athletes to American sports and culture—was the first of its kind, a milestone in the presentation of United States social history. Ashe had long believed that Black people needed to know their cultural history. But while teaching a seminar on the history of African American athletes at Florida Memorial College in 1981, he realized there was a vast amount of material about Black achievement that had never been collected, analyzed, and interpreted. To help to fill the gap, he began with the subject he knew best: sports. A Hard Road to Glory Volume 1 covers the period from 1619, when enslaved Africans were first brought to American shores, to 1918, the end of the First World War. Ashe reveals that from 1865 through 1896, Black Americans succeeded spectacularly in sports, witnessing accomplishments of athletes like Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight champion; Marshall Taylor, “the world''s fastest cyclist;” and Isaac Murphy, a Hall of Fame jockey and the first three-time winner of the Kentucky Derby. In 2021, Black athletes and Black women in particular are receiving more visibility than ever for their unparalleled, world record-breaking excellence, their activism, and their leadership and vision. Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Naomi Osaka are consistently elevating athletics and are reshaping the way we think about sports, excellence, society, and history. Arthur Ashe paved the way for them all; A Hard Road to Glory is fundamental to our understanding of Black athletes and our nation’s past, present, and future. Now more than ever, this collection is one of this amazing icon’s greatest legacies—a treasure to be celebrated by readers today and those to come.

Nel percorso umano e sportivo di Arthur Ashe si intrecciano molte storie e avvenimenti. Dalla nascita in Virginia nel 1943, Stato ancora soggetto alle leggi della segregazione razziale, alle difficoltà di farsi strada nel mondo del tennis, da sempre appannaggio dei bianchi, la vita di Ashe si è scontrata con la fatica di doversi guadagnare il rispetto degli altri. Amato da tutti, corretto in campo e fuori, attento a dare sempre il meglio di sé, Ashe è stato per anni il paladino di chi rivendicava i propri diritti con l''esempio e il lavoro quotidiano. Il campione di Richmond è stato uno dei tennisti più apprezzati dal pubblico: vincitore di 3 tornei del Grande Slam, capitano in Coppa Davis negli anni di Connors e McEnroe, idolo di tennisti più giovani che, come Yannick Noah, gli hanno dedicato parole bellissime. Dopo un intervento chirurgico, nel 1988 contrasse il virus dell''Hiv in anni in cui la malattia stava mietendo le prime vittime e portava con sé un immaginario di nuova peste del secolo. Sempre in prima linea per la difesa dei diritti civili – storiche le sue battaglie anti apartheid in Sudafrica a fianco di Mandela – Ashe non lasciò che la malattia distruggesse la sua voglia di combattere e negli ultimi anni di vita scrisse questo libro che è insieme un testamento struggente e vitale, un racconto degli anni d''oro del tennis con aneddoti e personaggi memorabili e un inno alla libertà. Ashe scrisse il libro con Arnold Rampersad scrittore e giornalista americano, finalista per la biografia di Ralph Edison per il Premio Pulitzer e nella cinquina del National Book Award. "Se sono diventato una persona migliore è per il tempo che ho passato con lui." - John McEnroe "Ho avuto l''opportunità di giocare a tennis, di diventare quello che sono, grazie a lui, grazie a quello che ha fatto" - Serena Williams

"Touching and courageous...All of it--the man, the life, the book--is rare and beautiful." COSMOPOLITAN DAYS OF GRACE is an inspiring memoir of a remarkable man who was the true embodiment of courage, elegance, and the spirit to fight: Arthur Ashe--tennis champion, social activist, and person with AIDS. Frank, revealing, touching--DAYS OF GRACE is the story of a man felled to soon. It remains as his legacy to us all.... AN ALTERNATE SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB

Featuring introductions by Billie Jean King, Lori McNeil, John McPhee, and George Vecsey, this collection of invaluable instructional advice and tennis wisdom from the late Arthur Ashe is infused with the finest insights of a great man and a great tennis mind.

The story of the African-American athlete in basketball is one of omission to domination -- at least on the court. Ashe traces this development from the club players of the 1920s to the colleges -- including the achievements of athletes in the traditional black colleges -- and on the professional basketball players of today. The text and reference materials for this book were taken from the three-volume set,A Hard Road to Glory,and combined into this single volume.

A Hard Road to Glory, a three-volume work now revised and updated from its original publication in 1988 by Warner Books, is an authoritative treatment of the history of Black athletes in the US, presented within the context of American social and cultural life. It''s also the enduring legacy of the late tennis star, Arthur Ashe (1943-1993), who realized that a vast amount of material existed on the participation of Blacks in athletics in this country, but that it had never been collected, organized, and presented in historical context, analyzed, and interpreted. Each volume is thoroughly illustrated with multiple glossy inserts. The work lacks a set ISBN. Distributed by Penguin USA. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Vie, carrière, maladie de ce joueur de tennis.

Arthur Ashe''s A Hard Road to Glory expertly captures the epic struggles and hard-won achievements of African American athletes throughout history. Volume 1 follows the emergence of sports in African American daily life and covers the period that gave rise to Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion; Marshall Taylor, "the world''s fastest cyclist," and Isaac Murphy, the first three-time winner of the Kentucky Derby. Volume 2 encompasses America''s golden age of sports, when segregation led to the formation of independent black athletic organizations and Jesse Owens and Joe Louis became international sports figures. Volume 3 opens as Jackie Robinson breaks baseball''s color line and shows how the sports industry becomes big business, as athletes from Muhammad Ali to Curt Flood and Spencer Haywood begin to claim their places in the spotlight. --

A Wimbledon champion instructs beginning players in the mechanics, rules, strategy, and etiquette of tennis.

The diary of a champion tennis player, covering his actions, tournaments, and viewpoints on many subjects, for the period from June, 1973 to July, 1974.