Ron Hotchkiss is a retired high school history teacher who became interested in Rosa Grosse when researching his book, "The Matchless Six: The Story of Canada's First Women's Olympic Team". Grosse's name kept appearing in reports of women's track and field meets, especially those of her victories at the prestigious Millrose Games, held each year at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Wanting to know more about her, Hotchkiss embarked on a voyage of discovery that lasted five years. Along the way he met Grosse's daughter, sister-in-law, and a number of her contemporaries. In so doing, he discovered one of the many forgotten stories of Canadian history - one that inspired pride in an earlier generation of Canadians.
"Queen Of the Cinder Track" is an attempt to bring Rosa out of the shadows and give her the recognition she so richly deserves.
