The Great Swim
by Gavin Mortimer
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Draws on primary sources, diaries, and family interviews to document the story of four American athletes who in 1926 became the first women to swim the English Channel, in an account that also cites the media frenzy that surrounded their achievement.Tags
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Gavin Mortimer is a journalist and writer. He lives in London.
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Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Gertrude Ederle; Mille Gade; Lillian Cannon; Clarabelle Barrett
- Important places
- English Channel
Classifications
- Genres
- Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 797.210922 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Aquatic and air sports Swimming and diving Standard subdivisions
- LCC
- GV837.9 .M67 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Sports Water sports: Canoeing, sailing, yachting, scuba
- BISAC
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- Rating
- (4.00)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 1
