America's girl : the incredible story of how swimmer Gertrude Ederle changed the nation /

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Author / Creator:Dahlberg, Tim.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : St. Martin's Press, c2009.
Description:x, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7887656
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Other authors / contributors:Ward, Mary Ederle.
Greene, Brenda.
ISBN:9780312382650
0312382650
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-283) and index.
Summary:An intimate look at the life and trials of Gertrude Ederle, who in 1926 not only became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, but broke the record set by men.