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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Dahlberg, Tim.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : St. Martin's Press, c2009.
Description:	x, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Ederle, Gertrude, -- 1906-2003. Ederle, Gertrude, -- 1906-2003. Swimmers -- United States -- Biography. Women swimmers -- United States -- Biography. Swimmers. Women swimmers. United States. Biographies. Biography.
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.

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Summary:	Gertrude Ederle won a gold medal at the 1924 Olympics, but she really grabbed attention two years later when she became not only the first woman to swim the English Channel, but beat the times of all five men who had previously performed this feat. An icon of her time, Gertrude showed how women needn't come second.
Physical Description:	x, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-283) and index.
ISBN:	9780312382650 0312382650