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WINGS OF AN EAGLE: THE GOLD MEDAL DREAMS OF BILLY MILLS
By Billy Mills and Donna Janell Bowman
Illustrated by S.D. Nelson
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
2024
GET TO KNOW BILLY MILLS IN THESE SELECT VIDEO CLIPS
NBC Coverage of Billy during the 2021 Olympics— https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/billy-mills-unknown-1964-olympic-gold-medalist?fbclid=IwAR3mbHxCwofmCnpd__GDWoWpiTrz8bgB8gop8U4FQIg9Smmm_tEYdESRY9Q
Washington Post video—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XnflA-ho3s
NBC Coverage of Billy's race in 1964—https://www.nbcsports.com/video/billy-mills-wins-10000m-1964-tokyo-olympic-games
By Billy Mills and Donna Janell Bowman
Illustrated by S.D. Nelson
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
2024
GET TO KNOW BILLY MILLS IN THESE SELECT VIDEO CLIPS
NBC Coverage of Billy during the 2021 Olympics— https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/billy-mills-unknown-1964-olympic-gold-medalist?fbclid=IwAR3mbHxCwofmCnpd__GDWoWpiTrz8bgB8gop8U4FQIg9Smmm_tEYdESRY9Q
Washington Post video—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XnflA-ho3s
NBC Coverage of Billy's race in 1964—https://www.nbcsports.com/video/billy-mills-wins-10000m-1964-tokyo-olympic-games
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