5 edition of Zina Garrison found in the catalog.
Zina Garrison
A. P. Porter
Published
1991 by Lerner Publications Co. in Minneapolis .
Written in English
Describes the life of the outstanding tennis player who, in 1990, became the first African-American woman in thirty-two years to reach the singles final at Wimbledon.
Edition Notes
| Statement | A.P. Porter. |
| Genre | Juvenile literature., Biography, Biography. |
| Series | The Achievers |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | GV994.G37 P67 1991 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 64 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 64 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1543517M |
| ISBN 10 | 0822504995 |
| LC Control Number | 91022475 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 23973068 |
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