Trudy's big swim : how Gertrude Ederle swam the English Channel and took the world by storm / by Sue Macy ; illustrated by Matt Collins.
2017
GV838.E34 M34 2017 (Mapit)
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Trudy's big swim : how Gertrude Ederle swam the English Channel and took the world by storm / by Sue Macy ; illustrated by Matt Collins.
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Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780823436651 (hardcover)
0823436659 (hardcover)
0823436659 (hardcover)
Published
New York : Holiday House, [2017]
Language
English
Description
36 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Call Number
GV838.E34 M34 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
792.2/1092 B
Summary
Tells the story of Gertrude Ederle's 1926 swim across the English Channel, describing how she overcame difficult environmental, physical, and cultural challenges to become the first woman to establish her historic record.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35).
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