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Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World
Young Woman and the Sea How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World
Author: Glenn Stout
In 1926, before skirt lengths inched above the knee and before anyone was ready to accept that a woman could test herself physically, a plucky American teenager named Trudy Ederle captured the imagination of the world when she became the first woman to swim the English Channel. It was, and still is, a feat more incredible and uncommon than scali...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780618858682
ISBN-10: 0618858687
Publication Date: 7/28/2009
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Engrossing, well-written story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel. Deeply researched and very interesting! I highly recommend it.


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