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America's Champion Swimmer - by David A Adler (Paperback)

America's Champion Swimmer - by  David A Adler (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Vibrant, full-color illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel and a figure in the early women's rights movement. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Trudy Ederle loved to swim, and she was determined to be the best. At seventeen Trudy won three medals at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. But what she planned to do next had never been done by a woman: She would swim across the English Channel in fourteen hours and set a world record.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Captures the highlights of Ederle's life in evocative images and telling details.--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>DAVID ADLER</b> has written more than a hundred books, including <i>Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man </i>and <i>Mama Played Baseball. </i>He lives on Long Island, New York. <p/><b>TERRY WIDENER</b>'s work has been featured in <i>Esquire</i>, <i>Harper's</i>, <i>Sports Illustrated</i>, and on the cover of <i>Time</i>. He's also illustrated several books for children, including <i>Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man</i>. He lives in McKinney, Texas.<br>

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